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DeSantis extends hurricane state of emergency 60 days
Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended for 60 days the states of emergency issued for Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene and a series of severe storms that battered the Big Bend and…
County approves lease for Spring Warrior ramp
The Taylor County Commission has approved a six-month lease agreement with David Hall and Leslie Merian with Spring Warrior Fish Camp — adjacent landowners to the recently-acquired Spring Warrior boat…
Site clearing begins on Nammo Perry’s new $200 million facility
Major site clearing work is now underway at Nammo Perry, as contractors clear the way for a new $200 million state-of-the-art production facility in Taylor County that will create 200…
Commission to discuss school sales tax March 17
The Taylor County Commission will decide next week whether to schedule a public hearing to consider an ordinance that would place a proposed one-half cent sales tax on the November…
The Power of Prayer
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor Jordan Smith’s survival story doesn’t start with the day a 120-pound solid steel pipe fell from 25 feet above, striking him on his…
School district will soon accept bids for ‘Rock Building’
The Taylor County School Board will soon be accepting sealed bids for the former school complex commonly referred to as a “Old Rock Building.”…
Demolition underway on TCEC building
Demolition is underway at the hurricane-damaged Tri-County Electric Co-Op (TCEC) Perry office building to make way for construction of a new office at the same site located at 1506 S.…
All of Florida is now in a drought
Due to continued drought conditions and a forecast that calls for lower than average rainfall in the months ahead, the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) Governing Board declared a…
North Carolina man arrested for $198,000 fraudulent bank loan
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested and charged a North Carolina man with two felonies in connection with a fraudulent $198,000 boat loan through a local banking…
Multiple firearms discovered during investigation into domestic assault
During an investigation into an alleged domestic violence attack on a woman that occurred Sunday, March 8, deputies discovered eight firearms in the home of a man who was under…
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