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Recycling program could soon resume after building restored
Taylor County has been unable to collect most recyclable materials since Hurricane Helene destroyed the county’s recycling building in September 2024.…
Man wanted for 1st-degree murder after shooting at convenience store
In what appears to be a tragic case of “wrong place, wrong time,” a 28-year-old Perry man was shot and killed at a local convenience store after a verbal argument…
Suspect crashes head-on with TCSO patrol vehicle during high-speed chase through neighborhood off Puckett Road
A suspect crashed head-on with a Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) patrol vehicle after leading troopers and officers on a high-speed chase through a residential neighborhood and apartment complex off…
Yard debris burn ignites 17-acre wildfire
A yard debris burn pile escaped Sunday evening on Hwy. 19 North, burning approximately 17 acres and threatening at least two homes and another structure before being contained.…
School board votes to sell ‘Rock Building’
The Taylor County School Board has voted to move forward with selling the former Perry Elementary School site with one condition – the buyer agree to preserve the historic “Old…
Taylor County’s marine agent develops ‘GatorMade’ fishing multi-tool to combat barotrauma in reef fish
Taylor County Marine Extension Agent Victor Blanco has come up with an innovative way to help deep-water anglers keep more fish alive with the invention of a new “GatorMade” fishing…
Man staying at county warming shelter arrested for exposing himself to a child
A Perry man was arrested Monday night, Feb. 2, after allegedly following a nine-year-old girl into the bathroom during an Upward Basketball game at Forest Capital Hall and exposing himself.…
County to request FDEP hold public meeting on Foley Cellulose permit
The Taylor County Commission will request the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) hold a public meeting on its draft permit that would allow Georgia-Pacific’s (GP) Foley Cellulose to move…
132 grams of drugs found during traffic stop
A “significant” amount of synthetic cannabinoid – 132 grams – was seized and three out-of-town suspects were taken into custody following a routine traffic stop over a non-operational tag light…
Tuesday wildfires burn 13 acres, threaten structures
Firefighters battled a pair of brush fires that consumed a combined 13 acres and threatened several structures on Tuesday.…
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