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New fire station cost $600,000 over budget
Progress on constructing a new county fire station north of Perry hit a major snag this week after the two bids received for the project were more than double the…
Social Security benefits rise 5.9%
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive a 5.9% annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2022 — the largest increase since 1982. Beginning January 2022, the 5.9% COLA…
Help on the way?
The City of Perry is one step away from having access to the much-needed inmate labor provided by state prison work crews. All local governmental agencies have been seriously affected…
Man arrested for trafficking meth
A long-term joint investigation by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) and the Perry Police Department (PPD) resulted in the arrest of a local man for trafficking methamphetamine on Monday.…
TCSO seeking 3 for storage unit break-in
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) is seeking three suspects in connection with a break-in at Taylor Storage Center located on Highway 19 South shortly after midnight Friday, Oct. 15.…
‘Low’ levels of red tide detected
While a pair of water samples taken off the coast of Taylor and Dixie counties in the past week detected “low” and “very low” levels of red tide, there have…
No COVID deaths reported last week
For the first time since the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) started reporting weekly county-level deaths from COVID-19 again in early September, Taylor County had no new coronavirus-related deaths reported…
City staffers go above, beyond
During the same meeting they fielded complaints and a long list of specific work project requests from the public, a number of City of Perry workers were praised for going…
Apartment project back on?
A proposed high-end apartment complex in the works for nearly five years is once again moving forward, and those behind the project are now reportedly looking to fast track what…
County seeking property to widen Deadman’s Curve
The Taylor County Commission has instructed its attorney to negotiate with a property owner along Deadman’s Curve on Beach Road in an attempt to purchase the necessary land to eventually…
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