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Burns plans to assert an ‘insanity defense’
Murder suspect Kenneth Brian Burns will assert an “insanity” defense at trial, which has been re-scheduled from the end of July to the end of September. The announcement was made…
County asked for school security funds
Local businessman and former Perry Police Department (PPD) Investigator Mike Anderson, who recently asked the Perry City Council to help fund school hardening measures, repeated his request to the Taylor…
Wild Wonders
Creepy crawlers and slithering serpents delighted patrons young and old at the Taylor County Public Library Tuesday. Children pressed in to get a closer look at each exhibit as the…
COVID cases up
Local COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Taylor County, with 65 cases reported last week, up from 43 two weeks before. According to the latest report from Florida Department of…
County may demolish old Shady Grove voting house
The Taylor County Commission will hold a public hearing next week to determine whether or not to move forward with demolishing the former Shady Grove voting house, which has become…
DMH re-opens ‘swing beds’ to help transition patients to home
Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) has announced the local hospital is re-opening its “Swing Bed” Inpatient Rehabilitation Program beginning July 1. DMH Director of Nursing Ashley Biddy said the swing bed…
Scallopers rarely victim of shark bites
Although shark attacks are extremely rare in the Big Bend, and almost never involve people scalloping, there are precautions people can take while enjoying their time on the Gulf. “Snorkelers…
Hero firefighter saves sister from jaws of death
By AARON PORTWOOD / Publisher The quick thinking and brave actions of a local firefighter/EMT and two Good Samaritan boaters are being credited with saving the life of 17-year-old Addison…
Good Samaritans helped save shark victims
During his second-ever scalloping trip to Keaton Beach last Thursday, Chris Leggett had just dropped his Power Pole and watched his wife and daughter dive into the water when he…
Injuries require leg amputation
Family, friends and a worldwide community of supporters are rallying behind Addison Bethea, the 17-year-old teen who survived a brutal shark attack Thursday, June 30, while scalloping off the Taylor…
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