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City debates lower fees for late utility payments
Mayor Shirlie Hampton’s proposal to reduce or eliminate fees for city utility customers who are late paying their bills failed to garner support from her fellow council members at the…
Monday crash snarls traffic
A two-vehicle crash shortly after 5 p.m. Monday snarled traffic for several miles in the southbound lane of Highway 19. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported that the driver of…
County tax incentives can now be rescinded
The Taylor County Commission has added language to its economic development tax exemption ordinance allowing commissioners to rescind a tax incentive if a company fails to pay its property taxes.…
Going, going, gone
County crews were finishing up demolition of the concrete block walls surrounding Southside Park’s racquetball courts this week in preparations to convert the concrete pad into pickle ball courts in…
Taylor’s first lady of farming, Mrs. Helen Houck, dies at 94
Taylor County’s leading lady of farming and agriculture, Helen Houck, died Sunday, May 7. She was 94.…
Apartments available in Sept.
Construction is proceeding at a rapid pace on Taylor County’s newest and largest residential development – “The Grove Apartments” – located at 2640 Byron Butler Parkway.…
City may not fill public works director position
The City of Perry is seeking to fill a number of open positions — ranging from police and code enforcement officers to city attorney — but is not yet actively…
City to interview 2 attorneys on May 9
The city council is scheduled to interview two candidates for its vacant city attorney position at its Tuesday, May 9 meeting.…
National Day of Prayer
Faith leaders from across the community gathered at Rosehead Park Thursday to lead services observing the National Day of Prayer. Dozens of supporters attended, joining in prayer for the community,…
1st Ave. paving needs small mitigation credit
Due to an apparent “rounding error,” the county has been required to purchase an additional 1/100th of a mitigation credit to offset the identified environment impacts associated with the upcoming…
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