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The Taylor County Commission has once again changed the boundaries within which golf carts can legally operate on certain roadways in Keaton Beach. At its Aug. 3 meeting, the board…
‘Sanitized after every run’
Taylor County school bus drivers will be equipped to disinfect buses after “each and every run,” Transportation Coordinator Wendy Slaughter told the school board Monday, while highlighting safety precautions her…
COVID cases now total 1,110 in Taylor County
Taylor Correctional Institute (TCI) was nearing 700 positive coronavirus cases Tuesday, as the county’s total number of cases climbed to 1,110. TCI has reported a total of 663 inmates have…
Mask ordinance expires
The City of Perry’s mandatory mask requirement expired at midnight Thursday, just one month after taking effect, after an emergency ordinance failed to get the required four votes needed for…
Mask mandate may return here in two weeks
The City of Perry’s mandatory mask ordinance could be back in effect in less than two weeks. Less than 24 hours after failing to extend a hotly-debated ordinance requiring face…
Council OKs ‘socially-distant’ festival parade
By a narrow 3-2 vote, members of the city council approved a plan that will allow the Florida Forest Festival (FFF) to move ahead with a “socially-distanced” version of the…
School Board faces full agenda Aug. 17
The Taylor County School Board will face a full agenda when it meets Monday, Aug. 17, with a focus on re-opening plans for school. Principals from each school in the…
One-cent sales tax to help fund ambulances?
The Taylor County Commission is seeking third-party firms to potentially provide ambulance service for the county, and the eventual price tag is expected to be higher than the $450,000 the…
Drug dealer busted without tag after running stop sign
Today’s tip for alleged drug dealers – obey all traffic laws (including stopping at stop signs), and make sure your vehicle has a tag. Those two oversights led to a…
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