St. Marks News

"We got a sidewalk. Our very first sidewalk," says Zoe Mansfield, city manager of St.

Looking for that second-to-last minute gift idea? Something a bit out of the ordinary? Something you won't see at the usual shopping haunts.

A flood warning continues for the St. Marks River near Newport, affecting Wakulla County, and the Aucilla River at Lamont, affecting Jefferson, Madison and Taylor counties.

He sizzled in the 103 degree heat of the Mojave Desert, cranked up the 8,828 feet of Emory Pass in New Mexico and hunkered down in a motel on Mobile Bay as Hurricane Ida came ashore.

The Salvation Army celebrates 119 years of ringing bells at Christmas . The Anniversary was celebrated with the Red Kettle Tree of Lights Kick off luncheon on Thursday, November 12th.

ST. MARKS, Fla. -- A group of whooping cranes is making its way from Wisconsin to Florida for the winter.

Ida hurts area fishing Tropical storm Ida really messed up the local fishing this past week, but things should be back to normal by the weekend.

Wakulla County is experiencing minor flooding of Old Fort Road, a small portion of Riverside Drive just west of the old Posey's restaurant , Live Oak Island near the Live Oak Island Marina, Bottoms Road , a small portion of Chickasaw Road and the end of Mashes Sands Road .

Residents in Wakulla and Franklin counties spent Monday getting ready for Tropical Storm Ida without the rush or sense of urgency that would come with a really big blow - like Hurricane Dennis in 2005.

Monday, November 9th was the first day the H1N1 Mobile Unit hit the streets. For the next week, residents can get the shot or mist for free.

The 2009 class of 20 whooping cranes traveled 45 miles Tuesday, from Sauk County, Wis., to Green County, Wis.

This Saturday, Nov. 7, will be the first Taylor Fitzgerald poker run for Angelman syndrome awareness.

Briefcase is a roundup of new hires, promotions of individuals and openings in the business community.

Jeff Hunter remembers that breezy, blue Saturday morning when the St. Marks Trail was opened into the heart of Tallahassee.

It draws them like a magnet. Shore birds, ducks, eagles and, now - it's hoped - whooping cranes yearly wend their way to the shores, marshes and forests of the St.

Get your hammer hand limbered up - it's time for the St. Marks Stone Crab Festival, which serves up heaping platters of succulent claws to hungry shellfish aficionados from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday on Port Leon Drive in St.

Susan Flournoy, principal of the Wakulla Coast Charter School of Arts Science & Technology, was worried for her students' safety when she was notified of bear sightings near the St.

A surefire way to grab your audiencea s attention is to break out into song. If youa re going to go that route, however, you damn well better have something to say.

Members of the Big Bend Regional Partnership voiced their approval this afternoon for the concept of a 120-mile, multi-use trail that would extend from Tallahassee to the coast, offering a bigger chance for residents and visitors to experience the region's eco-tourism attributes.

You know how we sometimes take for granted opportunities in our own backyard. For instance, instead of enjoying what we have close to home, we choose to pay big bucks to travel to places out-of-state and even out-of-country to fish, hike, bird-watch and explore.