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Pipeline pressure testing continues until Aug. 19
Motorists on Hampton Springs Road will notice a fire hose stretched across the roadway near the entrance to the state prison for the next week, as contractors pressure test the…
Wednesday fire destroys home
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer “My boy is in there!” Cedric Harris frantically shouted as he ran toward his charred house, with smoke still pouring out of the eaves…
Section of U.S. 19 designated in honor of fallen officer
A section of U.S. 19 in Taylor County north of Perry will be designated in honor of a state law enforcement officer who was killed in an automobile crash in…
Shark bites Steinhatchee scalloper
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer While most people participated in the Discovery Channel’s annual “Shark Week” by watching the ocean’s top predators on television, one Steinhatchee resident kicked off…
Taylor surpasses 1,000 COVID cases
Taylor County officially surpassed 1,000 reported positive coronavirus cases this week, more than four months after the county began accumulating cases following the first reported case here on April 2.…
Church robbed Wednesday
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) is currently investigating a break-in at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Shady Grove that was reported Wednesday. Two laptops and a camera were stolen…
Voter turnout now over 22%
After a fast start to the early voting period for the upcoming Primary Election — slated for next Tuesday, Aug. 18 — the pace has since slowed, but total voter…
‘Operation Justice’
A multi-agency investigation resulted in the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of an undisclosed amount of methamphetamine during the execution of a search warrant Friday, Aug. 7, at…
‘Pray people will be safe’ as schools re-open
The Taylor County School Board is being called upon to make decisions regarding the safety and well-being of thousands of students and staff members during unprecedented times of a global…
Railroad upgrade on track
Work on a $17.3 million project to upgrade the railroad between Perry and Adel, Ga. remains on track despite the challenges posed by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Last week,…
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