By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
Leadership, international borders, and Covid did not stop true love from growing for Wakulla County’s Travis Parks and his wife, Terezka Parks.
Read More …Missionaries find love in Czech Republic
St. Marks holds a budget workshop
By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
City of St. Marks held a workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 26th to discuss the upcoming budget.
With a 5.24 roll back millage rate for 2025-26, there was discussion to possibly roll back the millage rate to 4.61 – and 4.5 mills is on the table.
4-H issues call for proposals for Teen Leadership Summit
Special to The Sun
Wakulla 4-H agent Rachel Pienta announced today that the organization would hold the first Teen Leadership Summit on October 13, 2025 at the Extension office in Crawfordville. This one-day event will feature workshops on financial management, leadership development, communications, interviewing, job preparedness, and more.
Read More …Rotary hosts Chamber After-Hours Networking event
More than 300 visit 4-H Open House on Aug. 23
Historical program set on B.K. Roberts
Special to The Sun
The Wakulla County Historical Society invites you to attend our program on the remarkable life of Wakulla’s own, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court B.K. Roberts.
Attorney Fred Baggett will present the program on Tuesday, Sept 9, at 6 p.m., at the Wakulla County Public Library.
War Eagles fall to Taylor, 27-21
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla War Eagles faced a tough Taylor County Bulldog team on Friday night that bested Wakulla with a 27-21 win.
It was the second straight year the Bulldogs have beat Wakulla, the first time that’s happened in at least 20 years.
For more footall stories and photos see Football
Read More …Weekly Roundup: Turn out the lights?
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Florida heads into the Labor Day weekend amid swirling questions about the state’s immigrant-detention efforts.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that federal immigration officials are deporting detainees “very quickly” from a controversial Everglades facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” DeSantis made the comment when asked about reports that the Everglades facility would soon be empty.
Board won’t raise rec fees
County commission votes 3-2 to freeze fees for youth sports
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla County commission voted 3-2 not to increase fees for players at the Medart Recreation Park.
The proposal to increase fees for kids playing sports by $5 drew outrage from representatives of a couple of youth associations, saying the increased costs posed a threat to the existence of their organizations.
