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Former Perry Police Chief Putnal dies at 76 after battle with cancer
Retired Perry Police Department (PPD) Chief Wayne Putnal died Thursday, Aug. 17, following an eight-month battle with cancer. He was 76.…
Grassy Gator Gamble
A popular stretch of Taylor County coastline will now be a little bit safer, after a trio of local men harvested a 10-foot, 6.5-inch gator in a creek near “Grassy…
FDOT resists city’s request to take back Jefferson St.
Just over one month after voting to declare the downtown canopy project “completely dead forever,” the City of Perry is being asked to reconsider its request for the Florida Department…
Business owner asks FDOT to remove median dividers
Local businessman Dave Gorby, who owns Tri-County Cellular on Hwy. 19, is asking the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to do away with the median dividers within the city limits…
City to raise maximum height
After initially rejecting the idea, the city council is now poised to amend its land development regulations (LDR) to increase the maximum building height in commercial intensive zones from 35…
New state law thwarts county’s residential garbage pick-up plans
The Taylor County Commission has halted efforts to determine what it would cost to offer residential garbage pick-up after learning state legislation passed last year would force county officials to…
Thief takes $500in beer from Eridu
A tractor is shown working on the horse arena at Forest Capital Park on Wednesday. The county commission will hold public hearings next week to apply for state grants to…
County seeking rec. grants
The Taylor County Commission will hold a second pair of public hearings next week to finalize its decision to apply for two state recreational grants to install pickleball courts at…
Aldi to acquire Winn-Dixie
Aldi, a family-owned discount supermarket chain based in Illinois, has announced it will acquire some 400 Winn-Dixie and Harvey’s Supermarket stores from Jacksonville-based Southeastern Grocers.…
Need a career change? Be a teacher
You put in the work, earned your degree and got a job — but later decide that career is not for you. What can you do? Well, the Taylor County…
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