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Debris from Hurricane Debby must be roadside by Sept. 22
Property owners with debris from Hurricane Debby must have it alongside a county-maintained roadway by Sept. 22 for it to be picked up by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)…
Deadman’s Curve realignment now one step closer
The county’s efforts to realign Deadman’s Curve on Beach Road for safety reasons are one step closer to becoming a reality.…
Volunteer group severs its partnership with shelter
On Friday, Aug. 23, Hearts for Hometown Dogs — a local non-profit animal advocacy group that partnered with Taylor County Animal Control to transport dogs and cats to area “no-kill”…
$372 million in NFIP claims
As residents of Taylor County and the Big Bend mark the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Idalia’s devastating impact, the federal government announced on Aug. 28 that the National Flood Insurance…
Instructor collapses, dies at BBTC
Highly-respected and beloved Big Bend Technical College (BBTC) instructor Heath Pridgeon collapsed and died at school on Friday, Aug 23.…
School board tables meeting after news of teacher’s death
Minutes before Friday’s scheduled noon school board meeting was set to begin, a visibly-upset Superintendent of Schools Alicia Beshears approached Board Attorney Angela Ball seeking advice on how to proceed…
Main St. Mulch Mess
A semi-truck loaded with pallets of lawn mulch overturned onto its side Tuesday morning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 North and Main Street. The driver was not injured…
2021 PPD daycare death investigation indicates detectives doubted story
By ANGELA CASTELUCCI How did a two-and-a-half-month old baby end up head-down in a mop bucket of water and drown on her very first day at daycare?…
Legislative, congressional races finalized for November’s election
Although all local races were decided in last week’s primary election, Taylor County voters now also know who will be running to be their state and federal representatives in November’s…
Beach wins committeeman seat
Dustin Beach won the Republican race for State Committeeman over Earl Swann by 527 votes in Tuesday’s primary election.…
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