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BBTC students receive $99,000
Big Bend Technical College (BBTC) distributed approximately $99,000 to all of its full-time and part-time students Wednesday – the second round of direct disbursements to students from the local school…
Barn fire
Local EMT Will McLeod said he experienced one of the worst moments of his life Wednesday night when he heard an emergency call dispatching fire engines to a fire at…
Seniors asked to call local health dept. for vaccine
Local residents ages 65 or older who want to register for the COVID-19 vaccine are asked to contact the local health department directly, rather than registering through the new statewide…
Should you get vaccine?
For every person waiting to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, there is another person holding back and questioning whether or not getting the shot is the right decision for them. And…
City sinks $17,000 into Center St.
The City of Perry has agreed to pay an environmental engineering firm $17,000 to diagnose the cause and extent of erosion problems at Rosehead Park near Center Street in downtown…
Guilty plea in DUI crash
The U.S. serviceman charged in the December 2018 fatal crash the claimed the life of beloved Taylor County High School JROTC instructor 1st Sgt. Eddie L. Smith has pleaded guilty…
COVID-19 infection rate falls
Mirroring state and national trends, Taylor County’s COVID-19 infection rate has fallen significantly recently, plummeting from approximately 25% five weeks ago to 9.7% in the past week according to information…
Last bell
Demolition began last week on the former Perry Primary School, located on Clark Street adjacent to the Alton H. Wentworth Administrative Complex. The local contractor, Sam Boyer, has a 90-day…
County seeks bid for Old Dixie sidewalk
The Taylor County Commission is seeking firms to construct a sidewalk along Old Dixie Highway from Jefferson Street to Plantation Road. The project will be funded by the Florida Department…
From Perry to the Pentagon
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer Whether he was walking the halls of Perry Primary or the Pentagon, Robert Ellis II carries the traits instilled in him by fellow Taylor…
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