Sheriff’s office raids house for drug and firearm offenses

Posted onAuthorSpecial to The Sun

From WCSO

On Thursday, July 24, the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office Quick Reactionary Force (Q.R.F.) executed a high-risk search warrant at 43 Sue Lane in Crawfordville.
The warrant resulted in the arrest of four individuals for drug and firearm related offenses. [Sheriff Jared Miller created the Q.R.F. to address various high-risk scenarios presented to Wakulla deputies and detectives.]

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County weighs budget

Posted onAuthorWilliam Snowden

Looking at continuing 7.9 mill property tax levy and possibility of increasing Public Service Tax

County commissioners passed a proclamation praising Kevin Carter of Attack One Fire Management Services for earning the designation as the Small Business Administration’s State Rural Small Business Owner of the Year.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Wakulla County Commissioners discussed the possibility of lowering property taxes this year, but seemed to acknowledge it would be unlikely as they face annual maintenance costs for the new radio system upwards of $500,000 a year.

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Books & Ladders

Posted onAuthorGerald Brown

READING WITH FIREFIGHTERS

Edward Clark Jr. of Read Like a Hero, dressed as Spider-Man.

About a hundred people were on hand for Saturday’s Books & Ladders event for kids to read with firefighters. The event was the brainchild of Edward Clark Jr. of Read Like a Hero, dressed as Spider-Man, above and below with firefighters, as a way to connects first responders with children to encourage literacy through interactive storytelling. (Photos by Gerald Brown)

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Kendal Haynieearns a podium at Junior Nationals

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Kendal Haynie

By WALT JACOBS
Wrestling Correspondent

On July 12-13, Kendal Haynie competed in the 2025 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota. The competition, known simply as Fargo in wrestling circles, is the largest wrestling tournament in the world and is widely considered to be among the toughest in the United States. Haynie went 7-2 over the course of the competition, placing 4th en route to achieving All American status.

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Corrections

Posted onAuthorStaff Report

  • Because of a technical problem, a table with school grades on the front page gave the wrong grade for Shadeville Elementary – the school received an A this year and last year.
  • The columns for the Church Page were not updated, and last week’s columns ran instead.
    We regret the errors.

Senior center fundraiser is July 25

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Join us on Friday, July 25, for our 28th Annual Christmas in July Fundraiser benefiting the Wakulla Senior Center at the Lodge at Wakulla Springs at 6 p.m. with a Social Hour (cash bar), followed by dinner, dancing, and a silent auction.
Your support helps us continue our work with seniors through transportation, meals, and education programs. We also serve local elementary students with before and after school care.
We’re proud to have Prime Meridian Bank as our Title Sponsor and Cabs and Counters as our Social Hour Sponsor.
For more information or to reserve your table, contact Lara Edwards, Executive Director, l.edwards@wakullaseniorcitizens.com or call 850-212-3184. Or contact Sue Anderson, Fundraising Chair, at andersons1001@yahoo or 850-567-5408.