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Suncoast toll road now officially dead
The proposed Suncoast Connector extension toll road project, which many expected to pass through Taylor County, is officially dead after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 100 into…
Property value spike helps city’s revenues
Heading into budget talks for the upcoming 2021- 22 fiscal year, city council members learned this week that rising property values should provide the City of Perry with approximately $92,000…
Little Miss Red, White & Blue
Introducing your 2021 Little Miss Red, White and Blue Princesses and their courts!…
City begins budget talks
While still waiting on official revenue projections from the state, city council members and staff were scheduled to begin budget discussions today (Wednesday) during a lunch brainstorming session. City Finance…
Golf cart rentals will now be allowed in Keaton Beach area
The Taylor County Commission approved an ordinance last week allowing golf cart rentals in Keaton Beach, where golf carts are allowed on certain county roadways. There are four areas in…
A lifetime of leading people to the Gospel
By ANGELA CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor The summer he turned five, Glenn Baker told his parents he was ready to start school with his older brothers and sisters when classes…
Mud Bog no longer stuck
Iron Horse Mud Ranch received preliminary approval to hold its Oct. 14-17 “SuperBog” this week after attorneys representing two neighboring landowners and the county hammered out an agreement that appears…
Taylor 3rd graders rank in bottom 10
The Taylor County School District ranked in the bottom 10 of the state in the Florida Standards Assessment third-grade English Language Arts (ELA) scores — the first standardized test results…
County agrees to hand baseball to parent group
Baseball, the only youth team sport still managed by the Taylor County Recreation Department, will transition to a parent-run league over the next three years. At its Tuesday, June 22,…
Convicted murderer makes plea for freedom
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer After serving 40 years behind bars, a man convicted of first-degree murder will appear before Circuit Judge Greg Parker next week to ask for…
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