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Local cases jump by 94
Taylor County’s positive coronavirus cases increased by 94 in just seven days as of press time Thursday, bringing the county’s total for the year to 1,948 cases. According to the…
Man’s skull fractured in Christmas beating
Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a brutal Christmas Day beating that left a Perry man with a fractured skull. The attack reportedly occurred at a residence…
Health Dept. to begin giving COVID vaccine
After receiving a shipment of 500 doses, the Department of Health-Taylor (DOH-Taylor) will begin administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taylor County senior citizens next week. The free vaccines will…
Highway 19 South sinkhole
Much of the repair work appears to be concentrated underground as road project crews tackle a sinkhole that appeared under a “dip” on Highway 19 South several weeks ago. Traffic…
Stolen truck found inside city limits
Acting on information he received, Perry Police Department (PPD) Ptl. Chas Mitchell recovered a stolen 2006 Chevrolet 2500 truck inside the city limits on Monday, just over 24 hours after…
3 coastal projects up for public comment
The Gulf Consortium, a multi-county group overseeing Florida’s Pot 3 RESTORE Act funds, has approved all three of Taylor County’s proposed amendments to the State Expenditure Plan (SEP). The three…
Minimum wage will rise 9 cents Jan. 1
Florida’s minimum wage will increase by nine cents on Friday, Jan. 1, jumping from $8.56 to $8.65 per hour, according to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, which announced the…
Supporting ‘Voices for Children’
West Fraser recently made two $5,000 donations to local civic organizations. The first (above) was “Voices for Children,” which works with children who have been taken from their homes and…
New laws beginning Jan. 1 include dog race ban and additional rules on hiring employees
While this Friday, Jan. 1, will usher in the start of a much-anticipated new year, it will also bring with it a number of new laws in Florida, including a…
Frontline ‘healthcare heroes’ receive first doses of vaccine
Nearly a dozen of Taylor County’s frontline healthcare workers received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday from Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH), a partner of Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH).…
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