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Tis the season to give
West Fraser teamed up with Second Harvest Food Bank to help make the season a little brighter for local families in need, hosting a food giveaway on Wednesday, Dec. 22.…
Sunken sailboat leads to arrest
An investigation into a derelict sailboat that was apparently abandoned by its owner and allowed to “free float” off the Taylor County coast for nearly three months has resulted in…
Woman jailed for baseball bat attack
A woman with a self-admitted addiction to “toochie” – also known as K-2, “spice” or synthetic cannabis — was arrested Thursday after allegedly attacking someone with baseball bat. Tracy Adkins,…
Upside-down
The driver of this pick-up truck was transported to Doctors’ Memorial Hospital after suffering “visible,” but non-incapacitating, injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 19 in front of Westgate Motel…
County votes to settle opioid lawsuit
The Taylor County Commission has signed a pair of participation agreements, taking the next step in settlement proceedings that should resolve all litigation filed by states and local governments against…
City opts out of opioid lawsuit
By opting out of participating in a state opioid litigation settlement, the City of Perry will forgo nearly $57,000 and instead allow those funds to “roll up” to the county.…
Solid waste decals are in, but cards have not arrived
Taylor County residents who use county roll-off sites to dispose of household garbage can now pick up the new decals that will be required next year, however the accompanying cards…
New drive-thru?
The dining room of the local Taco Bell received minor damage when a small car crashed through a side window around lunch time on Monday. There were no serious injuries,…
Local COVID cases fall; state cases more than double
For the first time in nearly a month, the weekly number of new cases of COVID-19 reported in Taylor County fell last week, although cases across the state more than…
BBTC receives $2 million
Big Bend Technical College (BBTC) received a $2 million Christmas gift from Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, Dec. 16, which will be used to construct and equip a new 4,000-square-foot…
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