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    TCHS boys, girls tennis teams make strides toward district tournaments

    As the 2025 season begins to wind to a close, the Taylor County High School Bulldogs tennis teams are making strong strides toward the district tournament.…

    TCHS Lady Bulldogs’ flag football defeats Jefferson

    The Taylor County High School (TCHS) Lady Bulldogs’ flag football team defeated Jefferson County 12-6 on Thursday to record their second win of the 2025 season.…

    FWC adds more ‘doe days’ to 2025-26 hunting seasons

    At its February meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved rule changes to increase antlerless deer harvest opportunities, which will be in effect for the…

    TCHS JV softball wins 14-13 thriller over Fla. High

    The Taylor County High School (TCHS) JV Lady Bulldogs improved to 8-2 on the season by scoring 5 runs each in the bottom of the 5th and 6th…

    News

    Grant to fund monitoring of GP’s clean-up

    The Taylor County Commission has awarded a $50,000 contract to Adams and Reese, LLC, to…

    Fire destroys Slaughter Road home

    Fire destroys Slaughter Road home

    Taylor County Fire-Rescue responded to a fire on Slaughter Road around 11:30 p.m. on Friday,…

    City switching to new billing system Friday

    City utility customers should be receiving their last-ever postcard style bill from the City of…

    County boat ramp fees increased for non-locals

    While the fees to use the county’s public boat ramps will remain the same for…

    County received final quotes for boat ramp repairs April 1

    Efforts to repair and replace docks at local boat ramps hit a snag last month…

    Bluegrass festival offers a soul-lifting good time

    Bluegrass festival offers a soul-lifting good time

    Don’t think you are a bluegrass fan? Then you may be in for a big…

    Local ‘hero’ posthumously honored by Gov. DeSantis

    Patricia “Pat” Meyerin was a “doer.” She didn’t stand on the sidelines watching things happen…

    Community

    Residents invited to ‘meet-and-greet’ for Taylor County CERT

    The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management is re-launching its Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program with a meet-and-greet planned Monday, April 14, at the Emergency…

    Drug awareness workshops are planned on April 12 & 26

    Two drug awareness workshops addressing methamphetamine abuse are planned Saturday, April 12, and Saturday, April 26, at Victory International Prophetic Ministries & Fellowship. The workshops are being coordinated…

    Annual Children’s Fun Festival at City Park is April 12

    The Healthy Start Coalition of Jefferson, Madison and Taylor counties will host its annual Children’s Fun Festival Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to noon at City Park.…

    Fish fry fundraiser Friday, April 11

    Sheriff Wayne Padgett is once again supporting the Perry Garden Club by hosting a “Fried Fishin’ and Parking Lot Pickin’” event Friday, April 11. The benefit fundraiser, cake…

    PWC seeks donations for yard sale

    The Perry Women’s Club is accepting gently used and new items for its Spring yard Sale planned Saturday, April 12. To make arrangements to drop donations at the…

    Entertainment

    ‘Sips and Sunsets’ unveils entertainment schedule

    Steinhatchee will host the second annual “Sips and Sunsets” Wine and Craft Beer Festival this weekend with a special VIP celebration…

    ‘Munich: The Edge of War’ has frightening parallels to present day

    ‘Munich: The Edge of War’ has frightening parallels to present day

    By MARK VIOLA It’s not exactly rare to sit down and watch a movie set in the past only to discover…

    Latest stay at ‘Hotel Transylvania’ loses much of the original charm

    Latest stay at ‘Hotel Transylvania’ loses much of the original charm

    By MARK VIOLA I doubt “Hotel Transylvania” immediately comes to mind when people are asked to name their favorite animated franchises,…

    ‘Copshop’ is a funny, violent movie with wild characters, sharp dialogue

    ‘Copshop’ is a funny, violent movie with wild characters, sharp dialogue

    By MARK VIOLA Back in September, just as we were seeing the COVID-19 Delta surge begin to wind down, a nondescript…