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Bob Crowson’s Vietnam experience

May 21, 2025 / / 0 Comments

The Sopchoppy native enlisted in the U.S. Marines in 1967

U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Bob Crowson

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.

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‘Tate’ premiere was sold out

May 21, 2025 /
Some cast members at the movie premiere in Tallahasssee.

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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Memorial Day observance and VFW community event is set

May 21, 2025 /

Staff Report

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.

Class of ‘75 reunion

May 21, 2025 / / 0 Comments

The Wakulla High School Class of 1975 will gather for supper at the Seineyard at Wildwood on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our graduation.
We will order from the menu and The Allie Cats will be playing later in the evening. Please reach out to Randy Myers, Gwendolyn Manning Staten, Jack Townsend, or Sandra Davis Vidak for more information and to join our group page on social media.

‘Tate’ premiere set

May 14, 2025 /

The movie, set in Tate’s Hell, was shot in Wakulla, benefits historical society

The poster for the movie, which premieres Saturday at the IMAX at Kleman Plaza in Tallahassee.

By BEVERLY CROWSON PARISH
Correspondent

The first fictional film on the legend of Tate’s Hell, a dangerous cypress swamp located in the Carrabelle and Apalachicola areas, is scheduled to premiere this weekend, according to two local filmmakers.
The short 32-minute movie was filmed on locations in Wakulla County by Stacy Brown of Crawfordville and Joey Badia of Tallahassee. It features three local actors, Travis Herndon, Jessica Parker and Herb Donaldson, all of Crawfordville.

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Stuart Mauney murder trial slated next week

May 14, 2025 /

Charged with murder for the December 2021 killing of a man in the Purify Bay Road area

Stuart Mauney

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Jury selection is expected to get underway in the murder trial of Suart Mauney, who is charged with killing a man in the Purify Bay Road area back in December 2021. He was arrested and charged in February 2022 after investigation by the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office.

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Leadership Wakulla grads

May 14, 2025 /

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The inaugural class of the Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Wakulla graduated last week in a ceremony held at Sherlock Springs. The first class included Brittany Metcalf, Eddie Hand, Gwendolyn Staten, Jeffrey Yarbrough, Katie Taff, Lauren Torchia, Niraj Patel, Ralph Thomas, Sara Clark, Shadrach Hines, Tiffany Conn and Tyson Folsom. (Photo by Heather Bryan)

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