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City Council opposed to ejecting Bacon St. family
After getting direction from the city council, City Attorney Hope Demps will seek to resolve a long-running property dispute lawsuit without taking possession of a Bacon Street residence sitting partially…
City to spend $1 million on paving
After discussing the need to resurface some city streets and update striping in the downtown area over the past several months, the Perry City Council took a giant leap forward…
National Hurricane Center issues report on Idalia
Nearly six months after Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, battering Taylor County with 115 mph winds and as much as 12 feet of storm surge, the National Hurricane…
Perry man arrested for drug trafficking
A Valentine’s Day tip on Wednesday, Feb. 14, led officers to a suspect with an active warrant for dealing in trafficking amounts of methamphetamine, who was also found to be…
County receives double average January rainfall
After experiencing one of the wettest Decembers on record, portions of Taylor County received more than six inches of rainfall in January – nearly double the historical average for the…
Super-Pufft’s parent company acquired by investment firm
Shearer’s Foods – the nation’s largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and parent company of Super-Pufft, USA in Perry – has been acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R),…
Local student receives life-changing surprise
One Steinhatchee student and her family were pleasantly surprised when what they thought was a routine “school recognition” event turned out to be a life-changing announcement.…
Missing man foundafter 6-hour search
The image of a single upraised hand — reaching up and out of the darkness beside a tree uprooted by Hurricane Idalia — was captured by a drone deployed by…
Two new candidates bring local total to 23
Two more candidates have filed to seek election to local office this year, as William Reggie Wentworth Jr. became the third candidate to enter the race for Taylor County Superintendent…
Teachers will vote on new salary agreement
Teachers and other members of the Taylor County School District’s instructional staff were expected to vote on a proposed teacher salary agreement this Wednesday and Thursday, potentially ending a long…
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