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Lynn retires after 46 years of service
Wednesday, Aug. 31, marked the end of an era at Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH), as Robert Michael Lynn treated his final patient and closed out a 46-year career of providing…
Commission to lend ambulances to BBTC for diesel mechanic program
The Taylor County Commission has agreed to allow Big Bend Technical College (BBTC) to borrow four out-of-service and non-functioning ambulances to be used by its diesel mechanic students.…
2 more charges filed on ‘twerking’ teacher
Following a subsequent investigation, additional charges have been filed against a former teacher at a local private school who was initially arrested in June on sexual misconduct charges.…
Local murder case airs on ID Channel
Investigation Discovery (ID) channel’s “Reasonable Doubt” will air an episode this Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 10 p.m. focusing on the 2015 murder of local educator Shelly Strickland and the subsequent…
Page sentenced to 6 months in prison
Former assistant state attorney Ernest “Ernie” Page IV was sentenced to six months in federal prison Tuesday for his role in a bribery scheme linked to former Assistant State Attorney…
Solid waste fee will jump to $178 annually
Taylor County’s solid waste assessment, which is levied on every dwelling unit outside the Perry city limits, will increase 27% next year — jumping from $140 to $178.…
Record $74 million budget set
The Taylor County Commission will hold the first of two public hearings next week to begin the process of finalizing the county’s $74 million budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year.…
Commission to continue solid waste talks at a series of workshops beginning next week
Although the Taylor County Commission agreed in a 4-1 vote Tuesday to increase the county’s solid waste assessment from $140 to $178, discussion and debate on how to deal with…
2 receive fed. prison time
Stephen Lance “Gimpy” Gamble, 46, of Perry and Kevin G. “K Bo” Lambert, 48, of Brooksville, were sentenced to a combined 27 years in federal prison last week during separate…
Bids sought for a $3.5 million jail expansion
County officials are seeking firms to design and construct a proposed $3.5 million expansion to the Taylor County Jail.…
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