Monday, Aug. 11, was the first day of the new school year. It was also an early release day.
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CRASH AFTER PURSUIT
On Friday, Aug. 8, a driver believed to be intoxicated was followed by deputies with lights activated but would not stop until he was involved in a crash at the intersection in front of the courthouse. (Photos by Lynda Kinsey)
Read More …‘Limited’ oyster harvesting eyed in Apalachicola
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will review on Aug. 14
BY JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – State wildlife officials could allow oyster harvesting in part of Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, where the fishery collapsed more than a decade ago and continues to struggle to recover.
Read More …Deputy contends sheriff’s office is hostile workplace
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A deputy in the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, part of the command staff, is claiming Sheriff Jared Miller fosters a hostile workplace environment.
Major Dale Evans, a longtime sheriff’s deputy who is over the office’s road patrol unit, filed a complaint against Sheriff Miller a couple of years ago – that was resolved, but he has filed new complaints about the office.
Like people, aging trees aided by annual checkup
By MIKE CROSS, ED DUKE, and SAM HAND
Today’s media is replete with advertisement promoting pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter treatments to manage almost every imaginable malady plaguing humanity.
Read More …Music Fest at Palaver Tree on Saturday
PHOTOS BY GERALD BROWN
Sleep in Heavenly Peace now has Wakulla center
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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Weekly Roundup: Pause in paving… for now
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — As the state House moved forward this week with a rare mid-decade look at drawing new congressional maps, a federal judge put a temporary hold on construction at Alligator Alcatraz.
Read More …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)
