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New teachers contract ratified by union, board
Following lengthy negotiations, and several vocal appearances by teachers at meetings, the local teachers union and school district has reached a contract agreement setting instructional salaries for the 2023-24 school…
Council to notify neighbors before selling property
In the future, the City of Perry will notify adjoining property owners by certified mail before taking any action related to the sale or disposal of “surplus lands” they may…
Salem house fire
An unoccupied residence on Hwy. 19 South in Salem suffered significant damage as the result of a Saturday morning fire. Taylor County Fire Rescue Service engines were dispatched around 6:30…
City will review its employee manual
The Perry City Council will soon begin conducting a complete review of its Employee Manual, a process that City Manager John Hart has jokingly told council members may require some…
Commission approves permit for new residential solid waste hauler
While the options for third-party residential garbage pickup for residences outside the City of Perry had dwindled to just one, the Taylor County Commission recently approved a solid waste hauling…
Local ‘stars’ thanked at Chamber banquet
With hundreds of business and community leaders gathered for the 2024 Perry-Taylor County Chamber of Commerce banquet, the annual event served as an opportunity to look back on the challenges…
Duke intends to file for 4% base rate increase in April
According to a Jan. 31 press release, Duke Energy Florida has notified the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) of its intent to file for a 4% base rate increase in…
FDOT removing debris on private roads
Almost six months after Hurricane Idalia devastated Taylor County — and three months after state contractors completed debris clean-up along the county’s public roadways – work is finally underway to…
Attorney says district violated policy by suspending teacher
A Taylor County school teacher was suspended for five days without pay for allegedly violating district policy, but, according to the teacher’s attorney, the district itself is allegedly in violation…
Lawyer is arrested at the courthouse
An out-of-town attorney, who has been ineligible to practice law in Florida since October 2022, was arrested here Tuesday after first attempting to visit a client at the jail and…
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