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8 apply for superintendent
Gov. Ron DeSantis will have a pool of at least eight applicants to choose from when he decides to make an appointment to fill the Taylor County Superintendent of Schools…
Beshears, Hall file to run in 2022 elections
The field of local 2022 candidates has expanded by two, as Alicia York Beshears has filed to run for Taylor County Superintendent of Schools, and City of Perry Mayor Alan…
District, Bethea settle
The Taylor County School Board and Taylor School District’s ESE (Exceptional Student Education) Director Sabrina Bethea have reached a $27,090 agreement stemming from sexual harassment claims brought against former school…
Slaughter Rd. resurfacing held up by FDEP permits
Environmental permitting issues have delayed the state-funded widening and resurfacing of Slaughter Road. At its Monday, Dec. 6, meeting, the Taylor County Commission approved a supplemental agreement with the Florida…
Perry-Foley Airport will receive facelift
A state-funded project to re-stripe one of its runways at Perry-Foley Airport has expanded to include the facility’s taxiways and apron as well. According to County Grants Writer Melody Cox,…
Man arrested for child sex images; father, brother jailed for resisting
A Steinhatchee man facing child pornography charges was arrested at his home Friday, along with his father and brother, who confronted Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents as they…
Woman killed on Old Dixie
A 58-year-old Perry woman walking her bicycle down the south section of Old Dixie Highway was struck and killed Sunday night, Dec. 5. The crash happened at 7:28 p.m. when…
Shots fired during domestic dispute
A report of “shots fired” at the scene of a domestic disturbance sent all available law enforcement units responding to a home on Sam Poppell Road Friday afternoon. The victim…
Former patient donates to hospital
A grateful former patient made “Giving Tuesday” extra special this year for the staff and future patients at Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH), making a financial gift of generosity that enabled…
Fourteen children ages 5-11 have received COVID vaccine in Taylor County; cases once again rising
Fourteen children ages 5 to 11 in Taylor County have received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) approved the drug for younger populations. Meanwhile,…
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