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2021 Queen to be crowned Saturday
The 2021 annual Miss Florida Forest Festival Pageant will be held Saturday, Oct. 2, at Forest Capital Hall, starting at 6 p.m. Nine Taylor County juniors and seniors will vie…
Festival planned for Oct.
After most Florida Forest Festival events were suspended last year due to COVID-19, the festival’s board of directors has announced that the Florida Forest Festival will be held Saturday, Oct.…
County’s COVID death toll rises to 69
Taylor County’s death toll from COVID-19 has now risen to a total of 69 – an increase of eight over the past two weeks. The new figure was included in…
Commission approves $61 million budget, keeps millage rates level
The Taylor County Commission unanimously approved its $61 million budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, keeping property tax millage rates steady, while allowing increased property value assessments to help fund…
Councilman Mike Deming dies
When Councilman Mike Deming needed guidance on a particular issue, he turned to the city charter as the final authority. During his eight years on the city council, Deming kept…
Seat will remain vacant until 2022
The Perry City Council will apparently be forced to operate with just four council members for more than a year, as language contained in the city charter does not allow…
Nearly $4 million carried over into new budget year
The Taylor County School District ended its 2021 budget year in the positive, with a 17-percent fund balance totaling some $4.2 million. Finance Director Ashley Valentine shared the encouraging numbers…
City getting second inmate work crew to tackle cemetery maintenance, more
The City of Perry has taken the first step toward securing a state inmate work crew needed to resume mowing and maintaining Woodlawn Cemetery and other labor-intensive projects around the…
County to vote on gas tax next week
The Taylor County Commission will hold a special meeting next week to consider extending the county’s six-cent local option gas tax for another five years. At six cents, Taylor County…
A helping hand for Habitat
Capital City Bank donated $1,000 to Taylor County Habitat for Humanity’s current home build in Steinhatchee.…
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