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After controversy a couple of years ago, school board votes 4-1 to take another look
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Two years after rejecting hiring foreign teachers, the Wakulla school board decided to go forward with interviews for foreign teachers for the 2025-26 school year for vacant teaching positions.
Continue readingJury at resentencing finds for life; was originally sentenced to death for 1997 murders of Melanie King, Keith Spears
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Jason Looney, one of three men convicted of the 1997 home-invasion double murder of Melanie King and Keith Spears, will be sentenced to life in prison for his crimes.
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Wakulla County Administrator David Edwards led a lunchtime program put on by the Wakulla County Chamber of Commerce on what’s happening in the county.
Continue readingStaff Report
A 42-year-old Crawfordville man was killed in a single car crash in Jefferson County on Tuesday, Jan. 28, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Continue readingBy LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
The Sopchoppy city commission held a workshop to weigh its options on whether to take over the historic Sopchoppy School.
City commissioners listened to views from citizens at the workshop, held Monday, Jan. 27.
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The festival season kicks off on Saturday with the Rotary Club of Wakulla’s annual Valentine Festival and Parade.
The popular parade will kick off at 10 a.m. and follow the usual parade route from north of Azalea Park to near the Courthouse. Crawfordville Highway will be closed to traffic during the parade.
Festival vendors – including arts and crafts and food – will be set up in Hudson Park with entertainment in the pavilion.
