The Apalachicola Bay System Initiative Community Advisory Board (CAB) last met July 27 at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve facility. The meeting began with reports from the CAB working groups and subcommittees followed by a science update from ABSI Principal Investigator … Read more

Sammy Radabaugh competed Friday, Sept. 16, in JJ’s arm drop at the Holiday Raceway in Woodstock, Alabama. He managed a big win in the small tire race against JJ Da Boss’s team. The crew and other community supporters are proud of the hard work and dedication he puts into racing. Maintaining … Read more

Twenty-five members from Big Bend Hospice recently completed training to become Lean Six Sigma Green Belts. The training was provided by Erik Christensen, a 12-year black belt President with Las Vegas Lean Six Sigma, Inc. Read more

Wakulla resident Wilhelmina Morrison is celebrating her 95th birthday on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Born Wilhelmina White in 1927 in Fort Myers, Wilhelmina is the daughter of the late Will and Sallie White. Read more

Tyeland X’Zavier Lumpkin, of Crawfordville, was born Oct. 4, 2021, to Lanesha Barber and Terrence Lumpkin, both of Crawfordville. Read more

SOPCHOPPY — It has been 40 years since Dr. Ethel Skipper accepted the call to preach the gospel, and she has been pastoring for 34 years at Skipper Temple in Sopchoppy. Read more

This past weekend, Flotilla 12 members had their monthly meeting at the Boat Basin in Bainbridge, Georgia. Due to our increased area of operation and the diverse locations of our membership, we are beginning to rotate our meeting location. Read more

On Sept. 21, more than a million birds crossed over St. Marks NWR on their fall migration flight. On a clear night beneath a thin crescent moon, warblers, tanagers, shorebirds, flycatchers and cuckoos were reenacting an ancient ritual as they flew several thousand feet above the ground. Read more

Fortunately, there are still plenty of leaves remaining on the trees in Wakulla County. Hurricane Ian’s track missed, for the most part, the Big Bend area, which will allow the seasonal color change to proceed unimpeded. Read more

As of Tuesday morning, Coastal Wakulla County was now under a tropical storm watch, which means tropical storm force winds were possible within the next 48 hours. Read more

George Edwin Strickland, 86, of Sopchoppy died Saturday, September 17, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family after an extended illness. Read more