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Alford arrested for role in $25 million extortion
Twice-convicted felon Stephen Alford – who served federal prison time for his attempt to execute a $500 million land swap that would have turned a portion of 548,000 acres of…
Grant funds sought for boat ramp bypass
The Taylor County Commission is seeking a $367,900 grant to conduct a feasibility study that would determine the viability of constructing transportation bypasses to combat congestion in the areas of…
Firefighters honored
Three local firefighters were recently recognized for reviving a victim involved in an automobile crash amidst heavy rain and downed power lines. Taylor County Fire-Rescue Chief Dan Cassel presented the…
County moves forward on softball field grant
The Taylor County Commission unanimously agreed to submit a $200,000 state grant application to help fund the construction of a third softball field at the Taylor County Sports Complex. The…
Pandemic Peak? DMH numbers plateau
Officials at Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) are cautiously optimistic that they have may have seen the worst of the recent COVID-19 surge — both in Taylor County and across the…
Parks struggled against his killers until the end
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor Despite being bound and gagged, Derek Parks never gave up fighting. In the final few minutes of his life, he struggled against his…
State refuses to release local COVID death data
After months of state agencies withholding local coronavirus information, Gov. Ron DeSantis stated it would be “appropriate” for the state to release county-level COVID-19 data at a press conference in…
Sheriff Padgett: ‘Jail not a luxury resort’
“If the conditions at the jail are not to your liking, don’t commit crimes and don’t come back.” That was Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett’s message to incarcerated inmates and…
Bright blue ball of flame cuts off electricity, traffic
A fiery electrical surge halted traffic at the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and Ash Street and resulted in the loss of power to some 1,500 Duke Energy customers Tuesday…
Schools’ COVID cases drop by 30% this week
COVID-related absences in the Taylor County School District fell to 238 students and staff this week, translating into a 30% drop in the number of those who missed school due…
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