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Courts closer to re-opening
While Taylor County has entered “Phase 2” of a four-phase pathway to returning to normal operations within the court system, jury proceedings (including grand juries) and trials remain suspended. Under…
City crews clears ‘unsafe’ property
Demolition crews began tearing down make-shift fencing, lean-to structures and tent-like shelters scattered throughout the property located at 328 East Park Street Wednesday morning, more than a year after the…
Missing Perry man arrested in Miami after attacking 3 people
A missing Perry man was located in the Miami-Dade Jail after he reportedly attacked three people at the Brickell train station in downtown Miami less than 24 hours after he…
County clears way for ‘drive-in’ fireworks
The Florida Forest Festival Board of Directors received the go-ahead from the Taylor County Commission this week to hold a drive-in fireworks display at Perry-Foley Airport. The display, which is…
Commission tentatively approves $52 million budget; will hold final public hearing Sept. 14
The Taylor County Commission tentatively approved a $52 million budget this week for the 2020-21 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. The board held the first of two public hearings…
School board votes on $44 million budget Sept. 15
The Taylor County School Board will hold a final public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 15, on a proposed $44 million budget for the 2020-21 school year, including a marginal decrease of…
Former principal detained
A high-level Taylor County School District administrator was involved in a gun-related domestic disturbance over the Labor Day weekend, leading to an ongoing investigation by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office…
Lawyer pleads guilty to conspiracy charge
Former Assistant State Attorney Ernest “Ernie” Page IV has agreed to “cooperate fully” with federal investigators in a plea deal reached regarding a bribery charge brought against him in conjunction…
Becoming a ‘Better Man’
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer The wind carries a deep southern baritone voice out the open window of a pickup truck stopped at the intersection of Hampton Springs and…
Most COVID-19 cases are 30-50
Nearly half of Taylor County’s reported positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to date have been among those in either their 30s or 40s, with young children making up only 1% of…
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