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Value Adjustment Board denies Four Rivers’ appeal of timber assessments
Without discussion or debate, the Taylor County Value Adjustment Board (VAB) accepted a special magistrate’s recommendation to uphold Taylor County Property Appraiser Shawna Beach’s 2025 increase in timberland assessments for…
Taylor County ranked #1 fastest-shrinking county in U.S. in ‘24-25
Ravaged by back-to-back catastrophic hurricanes and the closure of the Georgia-Pacific (GP) Foley Cellulose Mill, Taylor County ranked #1 in the nation among all 3,143 counties last year in terms…
Taylor third highest in state in manufacturing job losses
Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 10 Florida counties experienced notable manufacturing job losses between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the fourth quarter of…
FDEP public meeting on GP wastewater permit next week
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) will hold a public meeting next week on a draft wastewater permit that would allow Georgia-Pacific (GP) to move the discharge point of…
Commission will consider school board’s sales tax
At the request of the Taylor County School Board, the Taylor County Commission will hold a public hearing next Tuesday, April 21, to consider an ordinance that would place a…
Officers take part in annual Special Olympics Torch Run
The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) is the largest public awareness vehicle and grass-roots fundraiser for Special Olympics. Known as “Guardians of the Flame,” law enforcement members carry the “Flame…
Only a few Florida counties saw population decline
Florida is one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S., but Taylor County is one of several counties in the Sunshine State that experienced a net loss in population over…
Local forester: VAB decision will cost 1,200 landowners $1.8 million over next 10 years
According to a local forester, an estimated 1,200 landowners with planted pines will pay approximately $1.8 million more in property taxes over the next 10 years due to the Taylor…
Perry man critically injured in motorcycle crash
A 69-year-old Perry man remains in critical condition following a motorcycle crash Friday, April 10, on Beach Road.…
City seeking ‘Opportunity Zones’
As part of an ongoing effort to attract new long-term private industrial investment to the City of Perry, the city council has started the process of designating portions of the…
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