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1 teen killed, 5 injured
A young man with an old soul. That is how family and friends are remembering 15-year-old freshman student Waylon Barber, who died Saturday, Jan. 15, in a rollover crash that…
High-speed chase ends here
A woman wanted on multiple felony warrants out of Leon County led officers on a high-speed chase through three counties on Highway 19 Monday afternoon before the chase ultimately ended…
COVID cases double to 361 in a week
With the COVID-19 Omicron surge now in full swing locally, cases in Taylor County more than doubled last week to 361, the second-highest weekly total reported since the beginning of…
DMH prepares for vax mandate after court rules
Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court halted a federal requirement that employees of large-scale companies be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly tests, however, the court also upheld a…
Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
Sisters of Destiny Chapter #316 took the lead in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade held Monday. Participants marched to the Jerkins Community Center for a brief ceremony that…
Man punches police officer during arrest
A suspect who became combative with police officers – punching one in the face – also attacked a corrections officer at the jail while being strip-searched, resulting in multiple battery…
Explore God’s World visits Goose Pasture
God’s grace and beauty shines a little brighter in the great outdoors. Just ask the team behind “Explore God’s World,” a Christian outdoor ministry based out of Macon Ga., that…
Omicron less lethal, but admissions on the rise
While the COVID Omicron variant appears to be spreading through the community like wildfire, there is a glimmer of good news, according to Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) CEO Chris Schmidt.…
DMH: Please do not come to ER for COVID-19 testing
Although Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) is seeing an increase in COVID-19 patients in its emergency room, so far the hospital is reporting very few admissions due to COVID or influenza.…
DOH-Taylor currently testing hundreds of people per day
With a surge in COVID-19 positive cases — believed to be associated with the Omicron variant — spreading through Taylor County and beyond, demand for testing is also on the…
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