Back by popular demand! The Wakulla County Historical Society’s annual Show & Tell program!
The 8th annual Antiques Show & Tell will be held Tuesday, April 8, at the Wakulla Public Library beginning at 6 p.m.
Historical Show & Tell is April 8
School teachers, employees of month for March are honored by school board
Optimist Club gets update on developments
By LINDA KINSEY
Staff
The Coastal Optimist Club enjoyed their lunch at Myra Jeans on Thursday, March 20 while Brandon Geiger, Assistant Planning Director for Wakulla County, presented updates about our fast growing community on residential housing and commercial developments.
According to Geiger, the most recent subdivisions under construction at this time are The Flowers subdivision located off Bloxham Cutoff Road by Ben Boynton Construction, phases 2-4, it will have 60 units; Pleasant Ridge by Pafford Construction located off Martin Luther King Road, it will accommodate 96 units; Misty Springs is also underway by D.R. Horton Homes off Council Moore Road and will add 74 more homes.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE & FESTIVAL
The Lions Club held its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival on Saturday and had a big crowd lining the parade route, above.
Read More …Wakulla High teacher arrested for alleged abuse
Eric Kasheta, who taught diesel mechanics, charged with whipping students with a bungee cord
Eric Kasheta
By WILLLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A teacher in Wakulla High School’s diesel mechanic vocational program has been charged with four cases of misdemeanor battery for allegedly whipping four students with a bungee cord, according to an investigation by the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office.
Read More …Author speaks on Civil War
Wayne Torbert’s ‘The Young Cadet’ is about Battle of Natural Bridge
Story & Photos By
LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
The Wakulla County Historical Society presented as its program last week Wayne Torbert, author of the novel “The Young Cadet” about the Civil War Battle of Natural Bridge.
Read More …Former county commissioner Maxie Lawhon dies
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Maxie Lawhon, who served as a county commissioner for 12 years representing the Sopchoppy area, died on Wednesday, March 12. He was 70 years old.
Lawhon served on the Wakulla Board of County Commissioners during a tumultous time in the county – commission meetings were fraught with the politics of pro-growth vs. “smart” growth, or Old Wakulla vs. new residents. At times, the board was split 3-2 and meetings would sometimes go past midnight.
Sopchoppy School
School board votes to transfer the property to the City of Sopchoppy
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla County School Board voted unanimously on Monday night to transfer the Sopchoppy School property to the City of Sopchoppy.
Read More …Another turtle release
Gulf Specimen Marine Lab held a turtle release on Thursday, March 13 at Alligator Point with a large crowd on hand.
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