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COVID numbers explode
Due to a massive increase in COVID-19 cases reported over the past week – averaging nearly 60 new cases every day — Taylor County now has the second-highest “population-adjusted” rate…
Schools to close Sept. 2-3
Faced with a staffing crisis – as nearly 25% of staff members at the primary school were out Monday – the Taylor County School District is hitting the “reset button”…
‘Erratic’ suspect tackled after escaping
After initially being taken into custody due to erratic behavior Thursday afternoon, a suspect armed with a knife resisted officers, was pepper sprayed twice and briefly managed to escape custody…
3 guns stolen from vehicles
Vehicle break-ins continue to plague the city, with three more reported Monday, including the theft of three firearms. As in previous cases, the vehicles broken into were not locked.…
24 of 48 inmates cleared of COVID
The Taylor County Jail’s coronavirus outbreak appears to have leveled off, as no new positive cases were recorded as of Monday, Aug. 27. According to Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO)…
260 students miss school
Approximately 260 students across the TaylorCounty School District missed school Monday due to either testing positive or being exposed to COVID-19. The data released by the school district shows that…
City Budget Bomb: Rate increases coming
City of Perry utility customers will very likely see a significant increase in their monthly bills later this year. How much water, sewer, gas and garbage bills will increase has…
11% of district students out Wednesday due to COVID
Approximately 328 students across the Taylor County School District missed school Wednesday due to either testing positive or being exposed to COVID-19 less than three weeks into the new school…
Q&A with Dr. Emerick
COVID is awful. It is a real thing. A pandemic. But, it is not a kid one. Parents concerned about their child’s health during these turbulent times should base their…
‘COVID is not a get-out-of-jail-free card’
Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett issued a rebuttal to families of incarcerated inmates on Thursday after they alleged the local jail was irresponsibly handling a COVID outbreak behind bars. “As…
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