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$757,000 in CARES funds coming
Taylor County is in line to receive a second up-front allocation through the federal CARES Act to help individuals, small businesses and local governments offset the economic impacts of the…
School administrator has returned to work
Taylor County School District (TCSD) ESE and Student Services Director Sabrina Bethea Lytle was allowed to return to work on Monday, Oct. 5, as the local State Attorney’s Office has…
$70,000 handed out
More than $70,000 in individual assistance payments have been made to local individuals financially impacted by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Taylor County received $175,000 through the State Housing Initiatives…
Festival fireworks and parade set for Oct. 24
Although the 65th Florida Forest Festival will not include all of the usual events this year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the “big day” on Saturday, Oct. 24, will…
One of every 2 live in poverty
One in two people in the Big Bend area, which includes Taylor County, lives in poverty or on the edge of poverty. But who are the faces behind those numbers?…
Schools search for 6 ‘missing’ students
The Taylor County School District is trying to track down six remaining “missing” students who remain unaccounted for following a comparison of last year’s student roster and this year’s enrollment.…
Next stop…a festival crown!
Some 29 junior conductors will board the “Forestry Express” this Saturday for the annual Florida Forest Festival Little King and Queen Pageant. Once crowned, the new festival royalty will join…
Feds seek to seize Siegmeister home
A federal investigation into former Third Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister has led to the federal government pursuing forfeiture claims to seize Siegmeister’s home and 70-acre farm in Suwannee…
Man arrested for child porn, sex with animal
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested William Nicholous Williams, 26, Monday on 10 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of animal cruelty, sexual…
White crowned Miss Florida Forest Festival Queen
Grace, poise and talent took center stage at the 2020 Miss Florida Forest Festival Pageant held Friday, Oct. 3, at the Taylor County Middle School auditorium. High school senior Malayshia…
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