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TCDA focuses full resources in response to GP mill closure
The Taylor County Development Authority (TCDA) met in an emergency meeting Tuesday morning in an effort to find a solution that would avoid the Georgia-Pacific Foley mill plant closure altogether…
Driggers’ first day was also her last day
Valena Reed Driggers clocked in at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, excited for what the first day at her new job in a management position would bring at GP’s Foley mill.…
Elected officials respond to closure
Elected officials — from city hall to the halls of Congress — are vowing to stand by the community as it moves forward following the news that one of the…
Foley plant closure projected to impact 4,300 jobs in state
In addition to the loss of 525 direct jobs and another estimated 1,500 workers in associated support positions, Georgia-Pacific’s (GP) Foley Cellulose mill closure is expected to impact up to…
Foley Cellulose mill dates back to 1954
The Foley Cellulose mill in Perry has long been a major producer of specialty fibers and non-woven materials made predominantly from slash pine.…
GP has sold most of the other plants purchased from Buckeye
The 2013 merger of Buckeye Technologies and Georgia-Pacific (GP), under which the Perry-Foley cellulose mill was purchased by GP, also included the acquisition of cotton cellulose mills in Memphis, Tenn.…
Siegmeister released after only 11 months
Former State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister was released from federal prison last Tuesday, Sept. 5, after serving just 11 months of a 40-month sentence stemming from a federal corruption case —…
Permit fees waived
Taylor County is waiving electrical and construction permitting fees related to repairs of damage from Hurricane Idalia.…
Elections office has significant damage
The Taylor County Supervisor of Elections office sustained major damage from Hurricane Idalia, forcing staff to prepare to work out of a portable building for at least the next several…
DeSantis directs DEP toclean waterways, canals
In the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, Governor Ron DeSantis has directed the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to undertake the removal of storm debris from waterways in the Big…
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