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City Council to meet online
The Perry City Council will continue to hold “virtual” online meetings for now, after a majority of the city’s elected officials rejected a proposal to return to in-person meetings last…
City taxes, utility fees to increase
City of Perry taxpayers and utility customers can expect to see slightly higher bills in the upcoming year under a proposed budget being considered by city officials. At a recent…
City may pull from reserves
Although city officials have long refused to do so, the city council is not legally prohibited from using unrestricted cash reserves to balance its budget, according to an opinion provided…
Rainy rescue
Rescue workers battled torrential rains while responding to a single-vehicle crash Saturday night, Aug. 29, about five miles south of Salem. While details of the crash were not available from…
Prison virus outbreak
Taylor County is not the only Big Bend county that has experienced a large-scale coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak at its state prison, with inmate cases making up half or more of…
Beach Road crashes prompt review
Due to the number of crashes occurring along the length of Beach Road, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has initiated a project to implement a variety of measures to…
Timber growers get Hurricane Michael relief
Eligible timber growers can now register to receive much-needed relief from the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s (FDEM) Timber Recovery Funding Program, nearly two years after the infamous category five…
Longtime Taylor County extension agent dies at 93
Chances are, if you encountered Henry Davis at a gathering, he was wearing a smile. More often than not, by the time you finished your conversation with him, you were…
City mask mandate returns by 3-2 vote
After hearing extensive public comment during a marathon four-plus hour meeting Tuesday night, the city council has once again passed a mandatory face covering ordinance within the city limits by…
Festival forges ahead with King Tree parade
Florida Forest Festival (FFF) volunteers are committed to moving ahead with at least a shortened version of the annual King Tree Parade, despite the city council’s 3-2 vote against approving…
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