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Bacon St. home belongs to city?
The City of Perry has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove the occupants and take possession of a Bacon Street residence that was apparently constructed on city property many years…
Wildfire contained to 15 acres
Florida Forest Service (FFS), Taylor County Fire-Rescue (TCFR) and Four Rivers Land & Timber Company crews combined to contain a brush fire, saving numerous homes, vehicles and other structures Tuesday…
546 students now in summer school
Some 546 students from kindergarten to high school reported for summer school Monday, representing about 21% of the entire student body of the Taylor County School District. “We said we…
CARES Act will fund technology upgrades
The Taylor County School District is utilizing more than half a million dollars in federal CARES Act funding for technology upgrades for classrooms and security upgrades on buses. School board…
Teen charged in vehicle theft
A 14-year-old faces three felony charges for his involvement in a break-in and theft of two vehicles at the local Thomas Chevrolet dealership on May 31. Nigel Rashaun Britt of…
Alston Street blaze destroys family home
City and county firefighters battled a blaze for nearly two hours before bringing it under control after a fire ignited in a bedroom of a residence located at 111 S.…
City repeals face covering mandate
The Perry City Council has repealed its controversial mandatory face covering ordinance, and replaced it with a less binding resolution encouraging residents to follow CDC guidelines and become vaccinated against…
FCH renovations survive Gov. veto
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s $101.5 billion budget on Wednesday, vetoing $1.5 billion in spending, including $1.35 billion from federal funds received under the American Rescue Plan Act of…
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ builds on what made the original so good
By MARK VIOLA As I’m sure anybody who watches movies on even a semi-regular basis can attest, sequels are hard to pull off successfully. On the surface, making a follow-up…
Tedder’s journey: from the banks of the Econfina to the shores of Normandy
World War II veteran Norman Leroy Tedder was among the soldiers who stormed the beach at Normandy that fateful day 77 years ago – D-Day – June 6, 1944. While…
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