Low Country Boil

The Wakulla Chamber of Commerce’s annual Low Country Boil fundraiser was held Saturday at 3Y Ranch and was sold out. In addition to good food, the event featured music by the Rick Ott Band with Jerry Evans and Lindsay Sparkman and fun on the dance floor. (Photos by Gerald Brown)

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.

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.

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.

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.