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Third graders make strong reading gains
The Taylor County School District is celebrating strong gains in its third-grade reading scores on the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA). The district saw an overall increase of six percent over…
City may change public comment policy
The city council may consider making some changes to its policy on how and when the public can comment at city meetings, after receiving an opinion and list of suggestions…
Questions raised over former DMH building sold by county in 2019
City Council candidate Diane Landry approached the city council during the city’s May 10 meeting to complain about the appearance of the old Doctors’ Memorial Hospital building and ask why…
Scallop season opens June 15 off Taylor
The 2022 scallop season begins today (Wednesday, June 15) — as the region of lush grass flats off the coast of Taylor County between the Fenholloway River and Suwannee River…
Private school teacher arrested
A local private school teacher was arrested Wednesday and charged with one felony count of “authority figure soliciting to engage in sexual conduct with a student.” Julie Kinsey Hoover, 38,…
Marina files petition over tax abatement
Attorneys representing Steinhatchee’s new marina have filed a petition in circuit court challenging the Taylor County Commission’s decision to grant the company just one-quarter of the property tax exemption developers…
Center St. closed for repairs to Rosehead Park walk path
A section of South Center Street near Rosehead Park will be closed for up to another week, as a contractor hired by the City of Perry works to repair water…
Lazy Tortoise Subdivision crawls over initial hurdle
The Taylor County Planning Board voted 3-1 on Thursday, June 2 to approve a preliminary subdivision plat application submitted by the developer behind the proposed Lazy Tortoise Ranch subdivision near…
Burns trial delayed until competency evaluation
The private attorney representing murder suspect Kenneth Brian Burns is seeking a competency evaluation for him to determine whether or not he is fit to stand trial for the May…
Meth ring run from fed prison
Nearly a dozen arrests made in Taylor County dating back to 2019 were key to building a wide-ranging federal case that led to a 25-year prison sentence for a Georgia…
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