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Glover: ‘Intentions for the closure were successful’
When the Taylor County School District hit the “reset” button earlier this month due to the rampant COVID absences and quarantines, one school was averaging 200 absences a day. But…
DMH CEO gives COVID update
Although the ongoing Delta-variant surge of COVID-19 has strained staff and facilities at Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH), hospital officials are expressing some optimism that the worst may have come and…
15 COVID-19 deaths at DMH since July 1
Fifteen people have died from COVID-19 at Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) since the start of the Delta-variant surge in early July. DMH CEO Chris Schmidt provided the latest death toll…
3 jailed for armed robbery in Stein.
Three Steinhatchee residents are under arrest for armed robbery and being held on $1 million bonds each after allegedly luring their victim to an isolated area during the early morning…
Shoaf hosts community forum here on Sept. 14
Florida State Representative Jason Shoaf will host a “legislative community forum” here in Perry on Tuesday, Sept. 14 to hear from constituents prior to the start of committee meetings in…
‘Pam is in that building!’
Twenty years ago, Shirley Scott’s day started like any other, lounging around in the morning, talking on the phone with a friend and watching television. Then she saw news of…
Commission to hold budget hearing Sept. 13
The Taylor County Commission will hold the first of two public hearings on the 2021-22 county budget on Monday, Sept. 13. During the hearing, which will begin at 5:01 p.m.,…
City planning $20 rate hike
During a Tuesday, Aug. 31, budget workshop, city council members gave preliminary approval to a proposal that will balance a $1.1 million shortfall in the fiscal year 2021-22 budget by…
COVID cases fall 25%, Taylor still #2 in state
Although the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Taylor County last week fell 25% from the previous week, the county still has the second highest “population adjusted” rate of…
Dog shot after biting officer
A family pet that evidently slipped its collar and wandered from its yard was shot and killed by a local police officer after biting her as she was trying to…
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