After Hours in St. Marks



By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Former Wakulla County Sheriff Charlie Creel died at his home in Moultrie, Ga., on Christmas Day. He was 71.
Read More …By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
A smattering of new state laws will arrive with the new year, but the highest-profile change — restricting access to social media for children — will not be immediately enforced.
Read More …From Wakulla County
Residential Sewer Billing is based on water usage. To bill for sewer usage most accurately, Wakulla County utilizes the winter months average method for sewer billing.
Read More …A front page story last week headlined “Local Realtor found guilty of tax evasion” was not correct. The story, which came from a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which prosecuted the case, did not specify that Sedita Cayson, the Realtor, was charged with five counts of attempting to evade or defeat tax and five counts of willful failure to file return. Cayson was not found guilty of evading taxes, only of willful failure to file.
While the subheadline explained that “Sedita Cayson failed to file income tax returns between 2017-2021,” the main headline was incorrect.
We regret the error.
(Photos provided by Lori Sandgren, district executive director of human resources)



These school staff were celebrated at the school board meeting on Dec. 16.
Special to The Sun
Wakulla 4-H agent Rachel Pienta announced today that the first 4-H road clean up for 2025 will be held on Saturday, Jan. 4. Interested youth and community members should meet in the Crawfordville Commons parking lot. The group will meet outside Jimmy John’s restaurant at 9 a.m.
Read More …Special to The Sun
Katlynne Borosky (Crawfordville) was named among the students who qualified for Belmont University’s fall 2024 Dean’s List. Belmont University recently released the Dean’s List for the fall 2024 semester.
Read More …By JIM SAUNDERS
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – It was a holiday-week news bomb.
The U.S. House Committee on Ethics released a report Monday alleging that former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz “regularly” paid women for sex, used illegal drugs and violated state laws.
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