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    Bulldogs head to Bonifay for playoff opener

    Taylor County (4-5) at Holmes County (7-3) Class 1A, Region 1 quarterfinal Friday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. CST (8:30 p.m. EST), Memorial Stadium, Bonifay…

    Lady ’Dogs shut out Hamilton 4-0, improve to 3-0

    The Taylor County High School (TCHS) Lady Bulldogs’ varsity soccer team ran its season-opening win streak to three games and recorded its third straight shutout with a 4-0…

    TCMS boys open 3-0, top defending district champ

    The Taylor County Middle School boys basketball team is off to a perfect start, winning its first three games of the season, including an overtime victory over last…

    Brannen, Bulldogs roll past Hamilton 9-1, improve to 2-1

    Senior Bain Brannen scored 3 goals and handed out 5 assists Monday night as the Taylor County High School (TCHS) Bulldogs boys soccer team rolled past Hamilton County…

    News

    Nammo is going vertical

    Nammo is going vertical

    Nammo’s new $200 million rocket motor factory in Taylor County is “going vertical.”…

    Residents share ‘wish list’ for data center rules

    Larger lots, quiet nights, monthly water reports and a guarantee that a data center would…

    School district, students mourn TCES ‘Teacher of the Year,’ who died Sunday

    Taylor County’s 2013 “Teacher of the Year” Sally MacNeill started her teaching career under the…

    Design firm selected for Hodges Park reconstruction

    The Taylor County Commission has selected Locklear & Associates of Gainesville to provide design, engineering…

    Taylor County lands three federal Opportunity Zone 2.0 designations

    Three Taylor County census tracts that take in the county’s most important industrial sites have…

    Navy veteran recalls the whistles of war

    Navy veteran recalls the whistles of war

    By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor If you could hear the whistling, you were…

    Half-cent school sales tax fails

    Taylor County voters rejected the school district’s proposed half-cent sales tax in the Nov. 3…

    Community

    Annual Christmas Bazaar calling all vendors

    Applications are now being accepted for the Perry Women’s Club (PWC) annual Christmas Bazaar, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The…

    Thanksgiving dinner for veterans, senior citizens planned for Nov. 14

    Local veterans and senior citizens are invited to a Thanksgiving dinner that will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Taylor Senior Centers Center, beginning at 1 p.m.…

    Weed will be keynote speaker for Veterans Day Luncheon Nov. 11

    U.S. Army combat veteran and incoming Third Judicial Circuit Judge John Weed will be the keynote speaker for the annual Veterans Day Luncheon planned Wednesday, Nov. 11, at…

    Coat giveaway, gingerbread house decorating party is planned Dec. 5

    Save the date: A coat giveaway and gingerbread house decorating party will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, at Loughridge Park, beginning at 10 a.m. For more information, please…

    Community yard sale now accepting vendors

    Steinhatchee Stingrays Recreation Association (SSRA) will hold a Community Yard Sale Saturday, Nov. 14, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the playground fund. Pre-registration is…

    Entertainment

    Netflix’s ‘War Machine’ is essentially a remake of the original ‘Predator’

    Netflix’s ‘War Machine’ is essentially a remake of the original ‘Predator’

    By MARK VIOLA Sometimes while watching a movie, I get the feeling that it seems familiar, like I’ve seen another film…

    ‘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,…