Wakulla County Press Releases

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News Release - October 31, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Public Library Hosts 8th Annual Trick-or-Treat Story-Walk at Azalea and Hudson Park

News Release - October 23, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Announces the Annual Veteran’s Parade and Ceremony to be Held on Saturday, November 11, 2023

News Release - September 25, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Passes Historic Budget and Millage Rate Reduction

News Release - September 13, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Announces Vacancy Adjustment Program Application Period for the Solid Waste Assessment

News Release - July 25, 2023 ~ Wakulla County 4-H Teen C.E.R.T Project Unveiling in Partnership with Local Artist

News Release - June 21, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Animal Services Shelter Receives No-Kill Status

News Release - June 20, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners Vote to Replace Medart Recreation Park Irrigation System

News Release - June 16, 2023 ~ Governor DeSantis Approves 2023-24 Budget

News Release - May 25, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Secures 15% Reduction of Eligible Flood Insurance Rates

News Release - April 28, 2023 ~ Setting the Standard for Springs Protection

News Release - April 13, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Announces Plans to Strengthen Wakulla Springs Protection Regulations

News Release - February 13, 2023 ~ Governor DeSantis Announced $12 Million in Funding for Wakulla County Through DEP’s Wastewater Grant Program

News Release - February 1, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners Secure $11M Grant for New Emergency Communications System

News Release - January 19, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Lien Amnesty Program Successfully Resolves $2.2M of Code Enforcement Liens, Offering Property Owners Fresh Starts

News Release - January 12, 2023 ~ Wakulla County Submits Annual Report, Achieves 15% Reduction of Eligible Flood Insurance Rates

News Release - December 15, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Commissioners and Staff Dedicated to Representing Citizens on 2023 Organizational Appointments

News Release - December 12, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Hosts Florida Association of Counties Professional Staff for Educational Visit

News Release - December 9, 2022 ~ Florida Department of Environmental Protection Awards Funds to Protect & Recharge Wakulla County's Aquifer 

News Release - December 6, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Chosen for the 2023 FAC Calendar

News Release - November 17, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Recognizes Senior Library Assistant Linda Oaks as Employee of the Quarter

News Release - November 4, 2022 ~ Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. Votes to Move Forward with Negotiating Funding for Wakulla County’s Emergency Communications System

News Release - October 17, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Announces the Annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony to be Held on Saturday, November 5, 2022

News Release - October 10, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Announces the Reopening of Newport Park & Campground

News Release - October 7, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Declares October 11, 2022 – November 11, 2022, as Operation Green Light for Veterans

News Release - September 23, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Adopts Largest Annual Budget in the County’s History, Including Grant Funded Infrastructure Investments in Emergency Response, Disaster Resilience, and Wastewater Projects

News Release - September 8, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Announces the Vacancy Adjustment Program Application Period for the Solid Waste Assessment

News Release - August 19, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Resident Appointed to Serve on the Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors

News Release - August 11, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Announces the Addition of Sand Volleyball Courts at Medart Recreation Park

News Release - August 2, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners Approve a 45-Day Moratorium for New Sewer Connections Served by Hickory Park and Wakulla Gardens Master Lift Stations

News Release - July 29, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Announces That Shell Point Beach Concession Spaces Are Now Available for Rent

News Release - July 20, 2022 ~ Wakulla County BOCC Awards Hudson Park Improvements and Approves Construction Agreement

News Release - June 23, 2022 ~ Wakulla County BOCC Approves the Purchase Agreement of Property Adjoining Medart Recreation Park

News Release - June 22, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Awarded $1.27 Million in Resilient Florida Funds from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

News Release - June 21, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Awarded $73,500 Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant

News Release - June 16, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Announces Plans for Future Parking Improvements for Rock Landing Road

News Release - June 6, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Kicks Off Infrastructure Investment Plan to Protect Wakulla Springs with Ceremony at the Otter Creek Water Reclamation Treatment Facility

News Release - May 23, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Code Enforcement Lien Amnesty Program

News Release - May 6, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners Amend Parks and Facilities Fee Schedule

News Release - May 4, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Announces Memorial Day Ceremony

News Release - May 3, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Clerk’s Office Creates the Department of Internal Audit and Appoints the County’s First Internal Auditor

News Release - April 28, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Submits Application for a Special Use Permit and Utility Easement Along Sections of Lawhon Mill and Floyd Gray Roads

News Release - April 20, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Pauses Reconstruction of the Mashes Sands Pier at Request of the Florida Division of Emergency Management

News Release - April  14, 2022 ~ Signage Installed at Shell Point Beach Park Identifying Parking Zones, Enforcement in Immediate Effect

News Release - April 8, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Fire Rescue Hosts Rural Water Supply Class and Conducts Water Supply Relay Exercise

News Release - April 5, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Approves Resolution Declaring the Wakulla County Airport as Surplus Property and Authorizing Conveyance of the Airport to the Tarpine Homeowners Association, Inc.

News Release - April 5, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Expands Operational Hours of County Parks Adjacent to Public Bodies of Water

News Release - January 14, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Announces Opportunity for Residents to Participate in an Internet Connection Speed Test

News Release - January 5, 2022 ~ Wakulla County Announces Application Period for FY2021/22 Solid Waste and Fire Services Hardship Assistance Program

News Release - November 2, 2021 ~ Wakulla County Announces Grand Re-Opening of the Panacea Community Center

News Release - October 26, 2021 ~ Wakulla County Announces Annual Veteran's Parade and Ceremony to be Held on Saturday, November 6, 2021

News Release - October 1, 2021 ~ Wakulla County Announces the Vacancy Adjustment Program Application Period for the Solid Waste Assessment

FAC Press Release - July 14, 2021 ~ Commissioner Chuck Hess Presented with FAC Presidential Advocacy Award

News Release - May 6, 2021 ~ Wakulla County Announces Memorial Day Ceremony

News Release - February 25, 2021 ~ Wakulla County Announces Available Funds for Septic Upgrade and Sewer Connection Incentive Programs


News Release - February 4, 2021 ~ Wakulla County Announces Woolley Park Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony


News Release - February 3, 2021 ~ Wakulla County Receives New Brush Trucks and Wildlands Fire-Fighting Equipment


News Release - January 21, 2021 ~ Wakulla County Announces Application Period for FY2020/21 Solid Waste and Fire Services Hardship Assistance Program



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