Chamber holds April monthly luncheon at Salty Donkey
Duke presents check
Scott Mixon of Duke Energy presented a $6,000 check to Wakulla Emergency Management Director Jennifer Nagy on April 23 for storm preparation. A portion of the money will go towards the planned expo at Hudson Park on May 10. (Photo by William Snowden)
Spring Towards Peace
Wakulla Interact Club holds an event to raise awareness about violence
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla High School Interact Club held a Spring Towards Peace event on Saturday at the community center, part of an effort to raise awareness about violence.
Read More …Civil lawsuit settled inhit-and-run
Back in January, Alfreda Nelson hit a boy on a bike and left him in the road with serious injuries
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The family of a boy struck by a hit-and-run driver back in January filed a civil lawsuit in Wakulla Circuit Court seeking unspecified damages and then shortly settled the case for a lump sum.
Alfreda Lashon Nelson, 44, was arrested by law enforcement shortly after the incident and charged with felony hit and run. She was released on $50,000 bond.
LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN
Special Olympics
The Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run was held on Tuesday, April 15, with Special Olympian athletes and officers carrying the torch from the sheriff’s office to the courthouse.
Read More …After 29 years, Lindy’s Fried Chicken closes
Story & Photos By
LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
Outside of true tragedies, there are few things worse than your favorite restaurant closing. After 29 years of business, Lindy’s Fried Chicken has closed its doors.
Read More …Stephen C. Smith Regatta is this weekend at Shell Point
Special to The Sun
The Regatta is back – April 25 -27 at Shell Point Beach.
For the past 51 years, the Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta (www.smithregatta.com) has been held at Shell Point Beach in southern Wakulla County for the benefit of the American Cancer Society in memory of Stephen Smith, a local sailor who died from a rare form of leukemia at the age of 29.
Interact Club’s Spring Towards Peace was well done
Wakulla High School’s Interact Club held an ambitious event on Saturday – Spring Towards Peace to encourage awareness of domestic violence.
Club President Sophia Kamal and Vice President McKenna Sanders, said the event was “brought about by Wakulla County having a rough start to the school year. Within two weeks, three students tragically lost their lives, two of them being our very own peers.
Miss Wakulla Pageant is Saturday
Special to The Sun
The 49th Annual Miss Wakulla County Scholarship Pageant is set for Saturday, April 26, at 3 p.m. in the Wakulla High School Auditorium. Doors open at 2:30 p.m., and tickets will be available at the door for $10.
Read More …Emily Cordell signs volleyball scholarship
Emily Cordell, center, signed a volleyball scholarship on Thursday, April 17, to play for Wheaton College in Massachusetts. She is flanked by her mom and dad, and longtime coach Elizabeth Andrews, far left, and current coach Hannah Strickland. Cordell thanked her parents, coaches and fellow players – going back to travel league, several of whom were at the signing.
– William Snowden
