By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
On Feb. 8th, 2025, my 94-year-old father, Joseph Ivan Marti, passed away in the home I grew up in, in Kissimmee.
My best friend, Pamela Kay Sapp, who is a home health nurse, always faithfully answered my phone calls with hospice related questions and concerns while walking me through the end-of-life stages with Dad.
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Florida legislators completed the second of nine scheduled weeks of the 2025 regular session, with the Senate pushing its first measure across the finish line.
Senators on Wednesday unanimously passed a proposal (SB 112) to expand services for children with autism. The bill, with a nearly $756,000 price tag, is intended to improve early intervention, school readiness, educational opportunities and workforce training for students with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.
You know there is going to be a murder, you just do not know who is going down or who took them out and why. “Shipwreck on Moose Island” was recently performed as Moose members and local community members at the Moose Lodge.
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Two Wakulla wrestlers earned podiums in the state championships over the weekend: Kendal Haynie placed 4th in girls competition, above, and Matthew Thaxton placed 7th, seen in the photo at the far right. Story on Page 14. (Photos by Walt Jacobs)
By WILLLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Jason Looney, one of three men responsible for the 1997 home invasion murders of Keith Spears and Melanie King, was sentenced last week to two consecutive life sentences by Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
St. Marks City Hall has black mold, according to City Manager Katherine Gatewood.
For the foreseeable future, city commission meetings will be held at the St. Marks Yacht Club, Gatewood said. (The city commission meeting set for Thursday, March 13 has been cancelled.)
She is ordering a mobile office – a jobsite trailer – that is expected to be delivered in abou 10 days.
Special to The Sun
The Triumph Gulf Coast Board met in Destin two weeks ago and approved more than $15 million to support Wakulla’s effort to attract two large businesses to the county.
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Rain forced the annual celebration of Wakulla County’s founding indoors at the livestock pavilion on Saturday.
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The annual Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival is Saturday, March 15.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. and travels down U.S. Highway 319.
After the parade, there will be arts and crafts vendors, food and entertainment at Hudson Park until 2 p.m.
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