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64 COVID cases reported in December
Taylor County surpassed 1,700 positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases during the first 10 days of December, reporting 64 new cases in that time frame, including three additional hospitalizations and one death.…
School district has reported 45 cases since September
Taylor County High School reported four COVID-positive students during the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 5. According to the Department of Health (DOH) dashboard, the four students were symptomatic.…
Man faces child porn, pot charges
A Perry man is facing eight felony charges after a search warrant for child pornography also led to the discovery of a “cannabis cultivation operation” at his Beach Road home…
County pursuing plan for Foley Cut-Off Rd.
With the beleaguered resurfacing project on Foley Cut-Off Road months behind schedule and currently at a complete standstill, the Taylor County Commission is attempting to find a way forward that…
Skeletal remains are still unidentified after one year
Initially, investigators thought the identification process for a set of human skeletal remains discovered in a local vacant wooded lot in 2019 would take about six to eight weeks. But,…
School zone safety enhancements set
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)’s District 2 will begin a district-wide school zone safety improvement project this week that will include enhancements at more than 150 school zones across…
Celebrate the season Dec. 11 in downtown Perry
Santa Claus and his merry band of elves are coming to downtown Perry this Friday, Dec. 11, with walk-through Christmas displays opening at 6 p.m. in the back parking lot…
Yates Creek boat ramp is now closed
Anglers planning to fish the Taylor County flats and oyster bars located just offshore of Yates Creek were greeted by “No Trespassing” signs and a temporary fence across the road…
Murder suspect in COVID court limbo
With the three-year anniversary of the murder of Kashawn “Chico” Davis just weeks away, the third and final suspect charged in his death remains in jail in a COVID-imposed “limbo,”…
Busted pipe
A broken water line at the corner of Jefferson Street and Hampton Springs Avenue slowed traffic Wednesday around 5 p.m. as city crews and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)…
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