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21 cats, 2 dogs rescued
More than 20 cats and two dogs were rescued from a locked and abandoned motor home Friday, Sept. 10, after apparently being without food, water or adequate ventilation for nearly…
Man arrested after threatening neighbors with sword, crossbow
A Perry man armed with a sword and a crossbow was arrested last weekend after threatening to kill his neighbors and accusing them of stealing an AC window unit from…
61 dead in Taylor
Taylor County’s official COVID-19 death total now stands at 61, after the state of Florida released its first county-level COVID death figures in four months. The most recent data includes…
Dramatic drop in cases
Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) officials are reporting a continued drop in the number of COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital. According to figures released Thursday, although DMH had a total…
Workplace shooting
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer A typical Sunday night shift at the local West Fraser sawmill erupted into a hostage situation and workplace shooting after an employee allegedly held…
Workers snuff out Super-Pufft fire
The quick reactions of several employees helped extinguish a small fire, limit damages and prevent any injuries after a small fire broke out at Super-Pufft Snacks plant in Perry on…
School absences plummet by 75%
COVID-related absences in the Taylor County School District plummeted from 101 absent individuals to just 25 two weeks after the district shut down for two days as a “preventative measure”…
COVID cases drop by 50% in the past week
Taylor County’s recent surge of COVID-19 cases appears to be improving, with the number of new positive test results falling to just half the amount recorded the week before. According…
‘He set the standard for local newspapers’
Longtime Perry Newspapers’ publisher Donald D. “Don” Lincoln, who died Sept. 9, started his career in the news business “from the bottom up,” helping his older brother with his newspaper…
‘We remember…’
Members of the Taylor County High School JROTC Bulldog Battalion Saber Guard greeted visitors for a 9/11 Memorial ceremony held at the school Friday, Sept. 10. Cadets oversaw the program,…
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