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City deficit now $1.3 million
City staff has managed to trim approximately $700,000 off a list of capital outlay expenditures proposed for the upcoming budget year, reducing a projected $2 million budget deficit down to…
City’s projected Five-Year-Plan costs jump 78%
The estimated cost of projects included in the City of Perry’s Five-Year Capital Improvements Plan skyrocketed during the first half of 2022 – nearly doubling in some cases – due…
Cheering Addison under those Friday night lights
Taylor County’s first football game of the season was extra special for shark bite survivor Addison Bethea, shown above surrounded by fans and fellow cheerleaders all sporting “Fight Like Addison”…
City council moves meeting to Aug. 29
Due to a conflict with Tuesday night’s primary election, the Perry City Council postponed its second regular meeting in August from Aug. 23 to Monday, Aug. 29.…
BREAKING: 2022 Primary Election Unofficial Results
Brynes defeats Hall by 14 votes Perry Mayor Alan Hall lost his bid for re-election to the District 4 seat Tuesday night, falling to challenger Bill Brynes by just 14…
County seeks state grant for softball field
The Taylor County Commission is seeking a $200,000 state grant to help fund the construction of an additional softball field at the Taylor County Sports Complex.…
Feds aim to seize $518,803
Officials filed notice Wednesday in federal court seeking the forfeiture of some $518,803 in proceeds that former State Attorney Jeffrey Siegmeister admitted to making from bribery, extortion and fraud schemes.…
Taylor reports 37 COVID cases as spike subsides
The most recent spike in local COVID-19 cases appears to have peaked, as cases in Taylor County and Florida continue to drop.…
Ash St. now in design phase
A $2.1 million state-funded project to reconstruct and resurface Ash Street has moved into the “design phase,” with the Taylor County Commission tasking its outside engineering firm to begin work…
Rosehead Park repair work almost complete
The City of Perry has almost completed repairs to address erosion problems adjacent to Rosehead Park that caused the collapse of a walking trail and the temporary closure of Center…
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