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IRS extending income tax deadline to May 17
Those who have been putting off filing their annual tax return received some welcome news this week, as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Wednesday that the federal income tax…
Local grad helping produce nasal swabs for COVID tests
By ASHLEY LOMBARDO Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) recently stepped up to support nationwide COVID-19 containment efforts through the production of nasopharyngeal swabs. The nasal swabs are printed batch by…
County talks business licenses after complaints
Complaints over a handful of vendors setting up on county right-of-ways outside of the boundaries of January’s Fiddler Crab Festival in Steinhatchee has sparked the Taylor County Commission to take…
Victim assaulted in front of her child
A Perry man is being held on a $50,000 bond after allegedly assaulting a woman by dragging her by the hair to his car and then punching her in the…
Commission appoints three to water/sewer, recreation boards
The Taylor County Commission has appointed one new member to the Taylor Coastal Water & Sewer District (TCWSD) board of directors as well as the Taylor County Recreation Advisory Board…
City of Perry’s cash reserves have dropped from $16-17 million to $6.5 million over past 15 years
Over the past 15 years the City of Perry’s unrestricted cash reserves have dwindled from an estimated $16-17 million down to less than $6.5 million — not including $2.3 million…
Warrant yields 76 grams of meth
Investigators discovered trafficking amounts of methamphetamine – nearly 80 grams – while executing a search warrant at a home on Granger Drive Monday. The discovery led to the arrest of…
Plan will straighten Deadman’s Curve
The Taylor County Commission is moving closer to acquiring the property necessary to eventually straighten Deadman’s Curve on Beach Road, a project the Florida Department of Transportation has pledged to…
Man beaten with hand-made whip
A Perry man was arrested last week for allegedly beating another man with a four-foot hand-made metal whip that left five swollen and bruised welts. During the attack, the victim…
Out-of-control ‘controlled’ burn
A Lake Bird landowner burned down their own barn Sunday after losing control of a “controlled” burn they were conducting themselves on their property. When Taylor County Fire-Rescue firefighters arrived…
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