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You can now apply for passports at clerk’s office
For years, Taylor County residents who wanted a passport have had to travel to Mayo or Tallahassee to secure one. However, the Taylor County Clerk’s Office is now offering that…
City seeks grant for water well
As part of a series of projects aimed at upgrading the city’s water supply, the City of Perry will apply for a $700,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to help…
Lock used to attack 2 fellow TCI prisoners
A Taylor Correctional Institution (TCI) inmate is facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly attacking two fellow inmates with a padlock tied to a canteen bag. Emilor Mistor, 36, was booked…
$2.3 million grant to fund upgrades to #2 runway at Perry-Foley
Taylor County has received $2.3 million from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to fund the rehabilitation of Perry-Foley Airport’s secondary runway. FDOT had already allocated $250,000 to the project…
FWC, county partner to remove derelict vessels
Two derelict vessels have been removed from Taylor County’s coastal waters thanks to grants from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). A 28-foot cabin cruiser sailboat, which was…
BCFCU announces expansion, name change
Effective June 1, Buckeye Community Federal Credit Union (BCFCU) has announced a major expansion into seven additional counties in North Florida, as well as a name change to Blue Coast…
How to revive Steinhatchee’s Stephens Spring?
A little over five years after celebrating the “re-opening” of Stephens Spring following a major restoration project, Steinhatchee residents are once again organizing to see what can be done to…
Perry City Council appoints five to a Community Advisory Task Force
The City Council recently appointed five local citizens to serve on a Community Advisory Task Force in preparation for an upcoming grant application process. At the city’s May 10 meeting,…
Forecasters expect active hurricane season
Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year — which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane…
Steinhatchee body identified
Investigators have identified the body of a man found floating in the Steinhatchee River as Ian Christopher Cannon, 44, of Steinhatchee, however a cause of death has not yet been…
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