
Memorial Day was observed with a solemn wreath-laying ceremony on the courthouse grounds on Monday, May 26. A crowd of about 75 attended the event.
Continue readingMemorial Day was observed with a solemn wreath-laying ceremony on the courthouse grounds on Monday, May 26. A crowd of about 75 attended the event.
Continue readingThe Wakulla High School Lady War Eagles softball team made it all the way to the Final Four before they lost 3-2 to the Eustis Panthers on Wednesday, May 21 The team is seen above in a group photo before the start of the game.
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Editor
Stuart Mauney, who was charged with killing a man in the Purify Bay Road area back in December 2021, was found guilty of second degree murder after a two-day trial last week.
It took the six-person jury only 20 minutes to deliberate and return the guilty verdict.
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Wakulla County Garden Club (WCGC) hosted the 2025 FFGC District III (D3) Spring Meeting at TSC Wakulla Environmental Institute (WEI) on May 22nd.
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Winners from the recent Optimist Club Poster Contest received ribbons, certificates and cash prizes for their efforts.
Continue readingBand leaders for the 2025-26 school year were recently announced – above, Chase Hall, Summer Tanner, Emilee Mason, Corbin Ferreira, JP Dissmore, Kathryn Dissmore, Emily Zak, Michael Hill, Troy Thaxton, Matthew Thaxton, Mr. Matthew Spindler. Brooks Marr, left, was named Band Student of the Year. (Photos by Perry Dissmore)
By BEVERLY CROWSON PARISH
Correspondent
If Marine Corps veteran Bob Crowson of Sopchoppy comes to see you, he’s going to bring you something: a mess of fish he caught in the rivers of Wakulla County, a sack of potatoes from his garden, or just a big, warm hug and a “how ya doing” greeting.
When the 19-year-old Crowson joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1967, he took that same giving spirit he learned here among the rivers and woods of Wakulla County with him to Vietnam where he risked his life time after time protecting others while in combat.
By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
The first fictional film on the legend of Tate’s Hell, a dangerous cypress swamp located in the areas of Carrabelle and Apalachicola, was a red-carpet premiere held in the IMAX Theater at the Challenger Learning Center to a full house of 203 seats in Tallahassee.
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A Memorial Day ceremony will be held on the Courthouse lawn beginning at 10 a.m., hosted by the county Veterans Service Office on Monday, May 26.
The solemn event is to pay tribute to those who fell in service to our country.
Afterwards, the VFW Post 4538 will hold a community event at the post, 475 Arran Road, with hamburgers and hot dogs, sno-cones, cake walk, silent auction and raffles from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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