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    Come thirsty!

    Come thirsty!

    After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Big Bend Brewfest is back! The one-day event will be held Saturday, March 19, at Rosehead Park from 4-8 p.m. Activities will…

    School board cancels April 19 meeting

    The Taylor County School Board will meet only once in April, after voting to cancel their scheduled April 19 meeting at the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools Paul Dyal. At…

    Fire destroys Main St. home

    Fire destroys Main St. home

    For several tense moments Wednesday, police officers were faced with the terrifying possibility that several children could be trapped inside a Main Street home totally engulfed in flames, even as…

    Sexual predator jailed after biting woman on face

    A registered sexual predator is back behind bars after allegedly biting his girlfriend on the face during an argument in which she was reportedly attempting to leave him. Jonathon G.…

    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

    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!

    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 –…