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Hart updates city on $100 million in grants
At the request of the Perry City Council, City Manager John Hart recently provided a summary of grant-funded projects currently being undertaken by the City of Perry to repair and…
Florida’s Gulf red snapper season opens May 22
Taylor County’s coastline is preparing for the busy summer season, with Florida’s Gulf recreational red snapper season opening this Friday, May 22, and the annual scallop season less than a…
Flag honoring Blanton will be raised at Memorial Day ceremony
By ANGELA CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor It is said you die twice – Once when you die, and again when no one speaks your name. The Taylor County heroes who…
County faces $1.4 million shortfall for McDaniel Road paving project
The Taylor County Commission has selected Anderson Columbia as the winning low bidder for a planned widening and resurfacing project on McDaniel Road, but now must ask the Florida Department…
1st Avenue in Steinhatchee receives ‘memorial designation’ of First Freedom Avenue; official unveiling set for May 25
Taylor County is on the path to becoming Florida’s “shining star” for veterans, according to American Legion Post 291 Commander Shelley Jefferson, who made the declaration after the Taylor County…
82-year-old killed in Monday crash
An 82-year-old Keaton Beach man, Daniel Avery Sr., was killed during a fiery one-vehicle crash on Beach Road on Monday afternoon, May 18.…
PPD investigates vandalism in the Pine Ridge area
Taylor County’s 911 emergency lines lit up Sunday morning when residents in the Pine Ridge area discovered that vandals had swept through the neighborhood damaging mailboxes, garbage cans and even…
City council members on Flock cameras: ‘Who authorized that?’
Members of the city council asked a number of follow-up questions surrounding the authorization and installation of Flock Safety automatic license plate reader (LPR) cameras at the city’s recent May…
City gas superintendent suspended after arrest
City of Perry Gas Department Superintendent Garrett Johnson has been suspended pending an administrative review after he was arrested for misdemeanor battery stemming from a domestic altercation Saturday evening.…
Horne will be keynote speaker at Memorial Day service
Retired U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Walter Horne will be the keynote speaker for the annual Memorial Day service planned Monday, May 25, at Veterans Memorial Park.…
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