Sleep in Heavenly Peace now has Wakulla center

Volunteers Caden Gray with Robert Manning Sheriff Jared Miller, Kenny Manning, Commissioner Fred Nichols, Marty and Shannon Roberts, Steve Sanabria, Gibb Jones and in front President John Cousins announcing the Wakulla Distribution Center for Sleep in Heavenly Peace.

By REV. DR. BETSY GOEHRIG

Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a nationwide organization that believes that “a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional and mental support that a child needs…. We are a national organization answering the call to a national problem.” Having a safe and comfortable place to sleep helps a child feel more secure and is better able to focus in school with a better night’s sleep.

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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)

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‘Steel Magnolias’ wows

Sold-out weekend performances earn nightly standing ovations

Cast members performing Wakulla Community Theater’s production of ‘Steel Magnolias.’

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.

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Nichols holds town hall

Fred Nichols

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.

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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.

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