Financed by donations from Washington County, Florida Superintendent of Schools candidates Joe Taylor and Martha Compton, Wausau, Florida held the first virtual ‘Wausau Possum King and Queen Competition’ on Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Wausau Town Hall, in response to COVID-19 social distancing and CDC-guidelines.
Four men and women competed, vying for a $500 First Prize along with bragging rights as official representative of the Wausau Possum Festival, this year celebrating their 51 year anniversary.
The event was emcee’d by James Walsingham, this year’s Wausau Possum Festival Chairman, who wore a CDC-approved face shield for the duration of the competition.
Juna Sims, Joseph Goodman, Sasha Minor and Eric Pettis danced, sang and otherwise performed in front of cameras, the event taped for later viewing by judges who will award the cash prizes, furnished by Joe Taylor and Martha Compton.
