Weekly Roundup: Pause in paving… for now
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — As the state House moved forward this week with a rare mid-decade look at drawing new congressional maps, a federal judge put a temporary hold on construction at Alligator Alcatraz.
Read More …SHARK GARDEN
Gulf Specimen Marine Lab has unveiled a new shark garden, landscaped with colorful flowers and plants by Primo Landscaping. The garden features life-size fiberglass shark models arranged among the flora, including a hammerhead shark, a great white shark and bull shark. (Photo special to The Sun)
Backpack giveaway held Saturday
After holding drive-thru backpack giveaways in the outlying communities – St. Marks, Panacea, and Sopchoppy – in the weeks leading up to the start of school, Be A Hero to Our Heroes held its big final giveaway on Saturday at the community center. In addition to school supplies, there was a clothing giveaway, food from Second Harvest, free haircuts and sports physicals – all at no charge. (Photos by Gerald Brown)
Read More …‘Steel Magnolias’ wows
Sold-out weekend performances earn nightly standing ovations
Story By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Photos by GERALD BROWN
Three sold out shows of the iconic play “Steel Magnolias” were performed by the Wakulla Community Theater last weekend.
The show ran Friday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 3 at the Sopchoppy School auditorium.
School board holds first budget hearing
Final budget hearing is set for Sept. 8 at 6 p.m.
BY WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla County School Board held its first public hearing on its proposed budget and millage on Monday, July 25.
Read More …Nichols holds town hall
By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
County Commission Chair Fred Nichols held a town hall meeting in Panacea to listen to issues of local concern.
The town hall was held Tuesday, July 29, at the Panacea Community Center.
A productive hour and a half of meaningful dialogue covered important topics including the upcoming budget, grants, the one-cent sales tax, community growth, and FEMA floodplains.
Another crash at 98 and Spring Creek Highway
Staff Report
An SUV hit a pickup truck in the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Spring Creek Highway on Friday, Aug. 1, around 7:45 p.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Read More …Changes to school zone at Medart Elementary
Staff Report
Just in time for the start of the new school year, there’s been an adjustment to the school zone at Medart Elementary.
The school, located on Highway 98 just beyond the triangle where U.S. Highway 319 forks off towards Sopchoppy, has long had school zone flashers that tend to surprise unsuspecting drivers on the road, where the speed limit is 55 mph, and suddenly they come upon the flashing school zone lights and a drop in speed limit to 20 mph.
Christian Nicolas enrolls at Troy
Special to The Sun
Christian Nicolas of Wakulla, Florida, has completed IMPACT new student orientation and enrolled at Troy University for the Fall 2025 semester at the Troy Campus.
The fall semester for the Troy Campus starts on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Troy University is a public, historic, international university with 22,500 students and 154,000 alumni. Students choose Troy for its quality academic programs, reasonable costs and availability of financial aid, outstanding faculty, and flexible in-class and online class offerings.
