Staff Report
A 17-year-old girl from Tallahassee was charged with hit-and-run after striking a pedestrian walking down Woodville Highway on Tuesday evening.
Read More …Winning Worm Gruntin’ design
By WINKY
JENKINS-RICE
of Discover Sopchoppy
We had 14 artists submit 22 designs for the 2025 Worm Gruntin’ Festival T-shirt. Our Discover Sopchoppy team had a difficult time choosing a winner because all the designs were fantastic and very creative. We selected one that stood out by Rich Curtis.
Read More …Winners chosen in this year’s 4-H Speech Contest
By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
This year’s y 4-H Public Speaking Contest was held Tuesday, April 1, at the Wakulla Extension Office.
First Place Winner for the 4th and 5th Grade Contestants was Raelyn Prentiss on “My Favorite Vacation,” an exciting story about her family’s trip to Universal Studios in Orlando and Second Place Winner was Evelynn Rummel on “Softball,” a story about her favorite sport.
Weekly Roundup: Session gets ‘emotional’
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Just over the halfway point in the 60-day legislative session, House and Senate budget committees advanced fiscal plans that diverged by $4 billion on policy issues ranging from tax cuts to environmental spending.
“We’ll figure it out,” Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, calmly assured reporters on Thursday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, however, took a more aggressive stance against the House this week.
Controversy over Division Street in Panacea
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Businessman Ronald Fred Crum is in the midst of a disagreement with the county over Division Street in Panacea.
Division Street currently dead ends at Clark Drive, but an old plat shows Division Street continuing onto a parcel that Crum bought in 2019 and wants to develop.
Brad Lord
is Wakulla’s first major leaguer
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
On Major League Baseball’s opening day – Thursday, March 27 – pitcher Brad Lord was in the bullpen for the Washington Nationals.
He is the first Wakulla baseball player to make it to a big league roster.
Chamber’s Low Country Boil is Saturday
It’s the 14th annual event, the major fundraiser for the Wakulla Chamber of Commerce
Staff Report
It’s one of the biggest social events of the season: The Wakulla Chamber of Commerce’s 14th annual Low Country Boil.
It’s coming up on Saturday, April 5, at 3Y Ranch. But if you haven’t gotten a table or tickets yet – oops, the event is sold out.
CATHEDRAL OF PALMS
By BEVERLY
CROWSON PARISH
Correspondent
It may be the same trail, but hikers have a distinctive experience each time they visit the Cathedral of Palms trail in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
“There’s something different every time,” said 71-year-old Craig Musgrove of Woodville. “You look up into the sky and the sabal palms almost touch the stars. It’s a place where you reflect on your life.”
Wakulla hosts Rural Economic Development
Staff Report
The Rural Economic Development Initiative held its quarterly meeting at Wakulla Environmental Institute on Friday, March 28.
The meeting included updates from numerous organizations – including from J. Alex Kelly, secretary of Florida Commerce – on rural initiatives.
It’s almost time for Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin’ Festival
Next Saturday, April 12th, will be the 23rd annual celebration
Special to The Sun
The 23rd Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin’ Festival will be held Saturday, April 12th from 9 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Our theme this year is, “Worms Just Wanna Have Fun” so bring your friends and family to join in all the fun!
This one of a kind festival has been putting Sopchoppy on the map and bringing people to visit and enjoy our community for over two decades.
