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No ‘Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday’ due to state budget impasse
The first casualty of the protracted state budget talks is the usual Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday that takes place in early June to coincide with the start of the…
Feds allocating $10.6 million for Keaton channel
After years of repeated requests and lobbying — including a steady stream of emails and phone calls in recent months — Taylor County Administrator LaWanda Pemberton finally received word this…
County seeking bids for canal dredging at Keaton, Steinhatchee
The Taylor County Board of County Commissioners is currently advertising an “invitation to bid” and soliciting sealed proposals for two major coastal dredging projects at Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee.…
June 8 is deadline for ‘26 candidates to change parties
Those wishing to run for state or local public office next year in a partisan race have until June 8 to be registered with the political party in which they…
‘They went because they loved us’
Those attending Monday’s Memorial Day service to honor the military men and women who paid the ultimate price in freedom’s name were issued a challenge by keynote speaker U.S. Navy…
NOAA forecasts above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
With the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season set to officially start this Sunday, June 1, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) forecasters are predicting another above-normal season this year.…
FDOT adds $248,000 in funding for 1st Avenue sidewalk project
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has provided an additional $248,000 to Taylor County to fund the proposed 1st Avenue sidewalk project in Steinhatchee, which is being constructed in conjunction…
City seeks federal $6.75 million grant for new fire station
The City of Perry is moving forward with a $6.75 million Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to purchase land and fund the construction of a new city…
School district to sell old ‘Rock Building’?
The Taylor County School District is considering the possible sale of the former Perry Elementary School site – better known as the “Rock Building” – which currently houses Bulldog Enterprises…
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