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BBTC students receive $156,000 from CARES
Eligible full-time and part-time students at Big Bend Technical College (BBTC) received more than $156,000 in individual CARES funding last week, Director Jodi Tillman announced. “Full-time students received $1,800; part-time…
DMH prepares to comply with vaccine mandate
Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) has begun preparations to ensure it will be compliant with a new federal mandate requiring employees of most U.S. health care providers be vaccinated against COVID-19.…
Kids vaccine available
The Florida Department of Health in Taylor County (DOH-Taylor) will begin offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 5 years old on Thursday, Nov. 18. According to…
Council wants AG opinion on filling vacant city seat
At the suggestion of Mayor Alan Hall, the City of Perry will seek outside opinions to determine if a special election can be held to fill the city council seat…
Vaccine mandate on large businesses stayed by fed court
A federal COVID-19 mandate for employees of large businesses set to go into effect on Jan. 4 has been stayed by a federal circuit court after numerous states sued the…
Forest service responded to 29 wildfires last fiscal year
The Florida Forest Service (FFS) responded to 29 wildfires during its last fiscal year, battling blazes that burned a combined 317 acres in the county, including 134 acres lost to…
Child exploitation case leads to other charges
The subject of a year-long investigation into child exploitation allegations was arrested Tuesday on charges of tampering with a witness (in a felony proceeding) and making written threats to injure…
Juveniles crash stolen car while fleeing police
Two juveniles – apparently unaware that the stolen vehicle they were driving had bad brakes – crashed into a building while fleeing police during the early-morning hours of Wednesday, Nov.…
City giving staff $1,000 bonuses
The Perry City Council will give all city employees a $1,000 bonus in appreciation of their service during the COVID-19 pandemic, voting 4-0 in favor of using American Rescue Plan…
Gross recognized
Long-time volunteer and steward of the Taylor County Public Library James Gross was recently recognized for his decades-long work by the Northeast Florida Library Information Network (NEFLIN), which presented him…
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