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Suit accuses Siegmeister of extortion
Former State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister, awaiting trial on federal charges of bribery, extortion and tax fraud, is now facing a lawsuit alleging he denied a Lake City man due process…
Flu cases exceed COVID here so far
While new COVID-19 cases have exploded in Florida over the past two weeks due to the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, Taylor County has so far been spared from this latest surge,…
Cribbs seeks to buy portion of dead-end street
The City of Perry has agreed to consider a request to sell a dead-end portion of South Quincy Street following a request from a longtime local business interested in expanding…
City won’t move up election
After learning moving up a special election would cost a minimum of $17,000 and potentially speed up the process by only two or three months, the Perry City Council agreed…
County offices closed Dec. 30
The Taylor County Commission has agreed to close county offices next Thursday, Dec. 30, giving most employees an additional day off for the holidays. Originally, county offices were scheduled to…
‘I’ll be home for Christmas’
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer A Taylor County family’s one Christmas wish came true with the return of their service member, who surprised his little brother at Taylor County…
Tis the season to give
West Fraser teamed up with Second Harvest Food Bank to help make the season a little brighter for local families in need, hosting a food giveaway on Wednesday, Dec. 22.…
Sunken sailboat leads to arrest
An investigation into a derelict sailboat that was apparently abandoned by its owner and allowed to “free float” off the Taylor County coast for nearly three months has resulted in…
Woman jailed for baseball bat attack
A woman with a self-admitted addiction to “toochie” – also known as K-2, “spice” or synthetic cannabis — was arrested Thursday after allegedly attacking someone with baseball bat. Tracy Adkins,…
Upside-down
The driver of this pick-up truck was transported to Doctors’ Memorial Hospital after suffering “visible,” but non-incapacitating, injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 19 in front of Westgate Motel…
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