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‘Everyone seen has not been vaccinated’
By ANGELA M. CASETLUCCI Managing Editor Dr. Jeffery Davenport has been a practicing physician for the past 10 years. He has been on the front lines of the COVID pandemic…
16 students, 5 staff positive at schools
The Taylor County School District has reported that five staff members and 16 students have tested positive for COVID-19, while an additional 69 people have been quarantined as “close contacts,”…
City eyes utility rate increase
With just one month remaining before it must adopt a final budget for the upcoming 2021-22 fiscal year, members of the Perry City Council are facing some tough decisions. The…
City considers action on absent members
During a meeting in which two of the five seats at the table were empty, members of the city council signaled for the first time last month they may begin…
DMH adds new tool in treating COVID-19
Doctor’s Memorial Hospital (DMH) has just added what could prove to be a very powerful tool to its line-up of COVID treatment therapies – the infusion of monoclonal antibodies. DMH…
New bank to be built here
Expressing a desire to fill “a void” when it comes to hometown banks and provide personalized services to local residents and businesses, Madison County Community Bank officials have announced plans…
COVID cases hit new high in Taylor County
Taylor County is currently suffering through its worst surge of COVID-19 cases since the outbreak began in early 2020, with 25 new cases being reported every day in the county.…
94 grams of meth seized
Some 94 grams of methamphetamine was seized during a joint operation between the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) and Perry Police Department (PPD) last Friday, Aug. 13. The suspect, Micah…
Steinhatchee residents asked to document flood damages and report to emergency management
As Steinhatchee residents continue clean-up efforts from widespread flooding earlier this month, the Steinhatchee River had risen to 21.59 feet – two feet above flood stage — and was slowly…
Coast likely to evacuate
Steinhatchee is predicted to become an island – with both main roads leading into the coastal community likely to be closed to rising floodwaters from Tropical Storm Fred. That is…
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