By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
State Education Commissioner Manny Diaz and the Secretary of the Florida Lottery John Davis visited Wakulla High School on Friday for an assembly with freshmen and sophomores to give them information about Bright Futures Scholarships.
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In a letter sent to County Commission Chair Fred Nichols on March 25, CSG Systems announced it will permanently close the facility on Commerce Boulevard and permanently terminate all operations.
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The Wakulla Chamber of Commerce’s annual Low Country Boil fundraiser was held Saturday at 3Y Ranch and was sold out. In addition to good food, the event featured music by the Rick Ott Band with Jerry Evans and Lindsay Sparkman and fun on the dance floor. (Photos by Gerald Brown)
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A 17-year-old girl from Tallahassee was charged with hit-and-run after striking a pedestrian walking down Woodville Highway on Tuesday evening.
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By WINKY
JENKINS-RICE
of Discover Sopchoppy
We had 14 artists submit 22 designs for the 2025 Worm Gruntin’ Festival T-shirt. Our Discover Sopchoppy team had a difficult time choosing a winner because all the designs were fantastic and very creative. We selected one that stood out by Rich Curtis.
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By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
This year’s y 4-H Public Speaking Contest was held Tuesday, April 1, at the Wakulla Extension Office.
First Place Winner for the 4th and 5th Grade Contestants was Raelyn Prentiss on “My Favorite Vacation,” an exciting story about her family’s trip to Universal Studios in Orlando and Second Place Winner was Evelynn Rummel on “Softball,” a story about her favorite sport.
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Just over the halfway point in the 60-day legislative session, House and Senate budget committees advanced fiscal plans that diverged by $4 billion on policy issues ranging from tax cuts to environmental spending.
“We’ll figure it out,” Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, calmly assured reporters on Thursday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, however, took a more aggressive stance against the House this week.
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Businessman Ronald Fred Crum is in the midst of a disagreement with the county over Division Street in Panacea.
Division Street currently dead ends at Clark Drive, but an old plat shows Division Street continuing onto a parcel that Crum bought in 2019 and wants to develop.
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
On Major League Baseball’s opening day – Thursday, March 27 – pitcher Brad Lord was in the bullpen for the Washington Nationals.
He is the first Wakulla baseball player to make it to a big league roster.
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It’s one of the biggest social events of the season: The Wakulla Chamber of Commerce’s 14th annual Low Country Boil.
It’s coming up on Saturday, April 5, at 3Y Ranch. But if you haven’t gotten a table or tickets yet – oops, the event is sold out.
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