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NWS: 70 mph winds, 6 inches of rain possible
Weather forecasters are warning of the potential for severe storms today (Friday, March 11) that could produce damaging winds up to 70 mph and predicting heavy rainfall of up to…
CDL license waiver to help recruit school bus drivers
As part of a statewide effort to help recruit additional school bus drivers, the Taylor County School Board has approved a waiver of certain “under the hood” testing requirements. According…
Headed to Bike Week
A large number of motorcycle riders representing several different chapters (groups) from Italy stopped in downtown Perry for coffee and donuts last Friday on their way to Daytona Beach Bike…
Alert staff stop drugs
Alert event staff flagged a suspicious vehicle attempting to enter Iron Horse Mud Ranch during this past weekend’s “Dysfunctional Family Reunion” event, leading to the arrest of a Monticello man…
Welcome home!
Fellow law enforcement officers from numerous area agencies welcomed Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Troy Anderson (second from right) home Monday afternoon. Anderson was released from a Gainesville hospital just…
Narcotics seized during interview
A woman who agreed to meet with investigators at the Perry Police Department (PPD) on Friday regarding the theft of a firearm arrived carrying more than just her purse –…
COVID deaths hit 100 here
Twenty-three months after the first case of COVID-19 was reported here, Taylor County reached a grim milestone as the official death toll has now reached 100 people lost to the…
Discrimination suit withdrawn
Faced with the possibility of having to pay the city’s attorneys fees if claims of racial and gender discrimination were later determined to be baseless, the attorney representing former city…
33-acre wildfire threatened several homes
Rapid response and “excellent coordination” on the part of multiple agencies resulted in the quick containment of an “extremely dangerous” wildfire that threatened homes just south of Steinhatchee on Friday.…
12 new COVID-19 cases reported last week
Taylor County’s number of new positive COVID-19 cases fell for the fifth straight week, as the county moves further away from the Omicron surge that began around Christmas and peaked…
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