Weekly Roundup: Filling up the bench?
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Florida senators returned to the Capitol this week to receive overviews as they prepare for the 2025 legislative session.
A big part of their job during the session will be to craft a budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1. And the Florida Supreme Court added to the budget puzzle this week when it called for creating 50 new judgeships across the state.
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Hertz case to begin
Judge severs Hertz and Looney death penalty cases; jury of 12 is selected; Hertz case is scheduled to get underway beginning Tuesday, Dec. 10
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
It was 25 years to the day – Dec. 6, 1999 was the first day of the double-murder trial of Guerry Wayne Hertz and Jason Looney.
Read More …Kemp, Whaley arraignment continued again
The two are charged with felony for using public records to try to expose identity of an internet troll
Staff Report
Defense attorneys for former County Commissioner Mike Kemp and Becky Whaley, former administrator of a Wakulla Citizens Facebook page, again continued the arraignment for their clients until January.
Read More …Rotary builds beds for kids
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Rotary Club of Wakulla, joined by Cone Distributing and local Realtors, took part in a bed build on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the sheriff’s maintence yard to build 25 bunk beds for kids who don’t have beds.
Read More …2 crashes in one day: school bus, van in accidents
No injuries reported in separate wrecks, both of which occured Dec. 4
Staff Report
There were two wrecks involving school vehicles on Wednesday, Dec. 4: a school bus pulling into the high school was hit by a box truck on Highway 98, and a pickup truck backed into a school van loading students on Redman Road.
Read More …Sheriff reads to kids… then joins kids for Christmas in the Park
A couple of dozen kids were at the public library on Friday night to be read a Christmas story by Sheriff Jared Miller in what has become a Christmastime tradition. (Photos by Lynda Kinsey)
Read More …Music school to hold recital
Special to The Sun
The Medart School of Music will be having its Winter recitals on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Ochlockonee Bay United Methodist Church located at 2780 Surf Road. There will be performances at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Come enjoy a variety of music performed on a variety of instruments by these young musicians!
Read More …Alice in Wonderland at WHS
Don’t be late for this very important date! Tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice, Chessy and the rest of the Wonderland characters in this one hour classic!
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