Wakulla Community Theater holds Dolly event
Wakulla Community Theater honors the late singer with songs and more
Wakulla Community Theater held a Dolly! event, a celebration of Dolly Parton’s life and work, at the Historical Sopchoppy Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 2. Directed by Mina Sutton and Mary Katherine Westmark on the stage crew, and produced by the City of Sopchoppy, Dolly! featured a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, performances of Parton’s songs, prize drawings, trivia, and more.
Read More …Jesse Rice is hunting Lionfish
By LINDA ANN
McDONALD
Combining the fun of diving and fishing with the responsibility of protecting Wakulla’s ecological and marine resources is exactly why Jesse Rice targets invasive lionfish.
Lionfish are predatory reef fish. They eat native fish, which can reduce native populations and have negative effects on the overall reef habitat and health as they can eliminate species that serve important ecological roles such as fish that keep algae in check on the reefs. Lionfish also compete for food with native predatory fish such as grouper and snapper.
As the owner of Trident restaurant, Rice turns an invasive predator into a culinary highlight by transforming his catch into delicious, Gulf-to-table meals.
Sopchoppy Lions honor Randy Anderson
The Sopchoppy Lions Club proudly announces the addition of a new Melvin Jones Fellow Award winner in its membership! Lion member Randy Anderson was selected for the prestigious award in July of this year. The Melvin Jones Award, named for the founder of the Lions Clubs, is presented to Lions for years of continuous and exemplary service.
Read More …Candidate forum
The three county commission candidates share their views
The three candidates for the district 4 seat on the county commission appeared at a candidate forum on Thursday.
County passes ordinance prohibiting data centers
Wakulla County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to prohibit data centers in the county.
River Obscura, Part 2
The follow up to Sammy Tedder’s film will premiere in Tallahassee on Oct. 9
Born from front porch creativity and back woods wonder, Sammy Tedder’s “River Obscura: Secrets of a Blackwater River, Episode Two,” is a documentary that proves how dark water keeps a world alive.
Read More …County budget is approved
Wakulla County commissioners unanimously approved the 2026-27 millage and budget at their budget hearing on Monday, Sept. 21.
Read More …Correction
The front page headline on last week’s lead story on funding for a new training and resiliency center at Tallahassee State College’s Wakulla Environmental Institute gave the wrong amount for the funding – $27 million. It was correct in the story.
We regret the error.
Founding voices at Riversprings
Special to The Sun
Students at Riversprings Middle School recently had the extraordinary opportunity to step beyond the pages of their history textbooks when the school participated in Founding Voices, a special educational program presented through the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University.
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