Man found not guilty of trafficking meth

Jury acquits Brian Taff after 1 day felony trial

Attorney Craig Brown and associate Thalia Mendoza with defendant Brian Taff, center. (FACEBOOK)

BY WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

After a one-day trial last week for a charge of trafficking in methamphetamine, a six-person jury returned a not guilty verdict against Brian Taff.
The trial was held on Tuesday, July 22, with Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith presiding.

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Sheriff’s office raids house for drug and firearm offenses

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

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

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

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

  • 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.