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5 deaths added to COVID totals
While Taylor County’s rate of new COVID-19 cases each week continues to plummet, five additional deaths have recently been attributed to the disease locally. According to the Centers for Disease…
Calls for justice
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said Tuesday it could take a least a month before agents have an update in their investigation into an apparent inmate suicide at…
Senior Center requests $$$
City Council members opted not to dip into cash reserves in response to a request for funding assistance from the Taylor Senior Citizens Center (TSCC). Instead, the city council will…
County to fund max of $20,000
With Taylor Senior Citizens Center (TSCC) officials worried that their industrial-size freezer could fail any day, the Taylor County Commission has agreed to fund up to $20,000 of the estimated…
Steinhatchee earns 2nd ‘A’
High absenteeism – among both students and teachers – attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic was a major contributor to broad learning gaps experienced across the Taylor County School District last…
$4.7 million airport grant would re-align taxiways
Taylor County is seeking $4.7 million in state and federal funds to cover the cost of re-aligning the taxiways at Perry-Foley Airport. At its Oct. 19 meeting, the commission approved…
State legislators welcome public input here Nov. 10
State Senator Loranne Ausley, chair of the Taylor County Legislative Delegation, has announced that the annual delegation public hearing will be held Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the courthouse annex (located…
Happy Halloween!
Pint-size superheroes, precocious puppies and fearsome werewolves invaded downtown Perry on Friday, Oct. 29, for the annual Halloween Trunk or Treat celebration. Wall-to-wall people filled Jefferson Street and the courthouse…
Steinhatchee celebrates school’s ‘A’ grade
Members of the Steinhatchee community gathered inside the Steinhatchee School gym on Oct. 28 to celebrate Steinhatchee School earning its second straight “A” school grade. Paul Nawlin with Character Education…
FDLE investigating apparent jail suicide
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) announced Wednesday that an active investigation is being conducted regarding the apparent suicide of an inmate at the Taylor County Jail. Per TCSO protocol,…
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