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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…
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…
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