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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…
Taylor’s unemployment rate has doubled
Taylor County’s unemployment rate has doubled in the past year, according to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO). As of December 2020, Taylor County had an unemployment rate of…
Meth, guns, cash seized
Responding to complaints from neighbors regarding the amount of traffic “in and out” of a residence on Foley Cut-Off Road, members of the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) Drug Task…
No more mud bogs
Local businesses and offroad enthusiasts expressed shock and anger this week after learning Iron Horse Mud Ranch has canceled its huge “Dysfunctional Family Reunion” event scheduled for March 4-7 and…
TCHS grad dies in Madison fire
A Madison County woman who graduated high school here in 2010 died in a house fire Wednesday morning in Lee. Miranda Webb, 28, was apparently entrapped inside the home and…
County provides $10,000 to health dept. to man phones
The Taylor County Commission has agreed to provide up to $10,000 of its CARES Act funding to the Florida Department of Health in Taylor County (DOH-Taylor) to provide personnel to…
Bridge dedication sought for World War II POW Clark
The Taylor County Commission is petitioning the Florida Legislature to name the Fenholloway River bridge on U.S. Hwy. 27 East in honor of World War II veteran and prisoner of…
Vaccine clinic
Lovett Brasby (above) and his wife, LaDoris, were among 480 local residents who received their second dose of the COVID 19 vaccine during a mass clinic held Wednesday, Feb. 3.…
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