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City opens budget with big deficit
After being presented with a projected $617,000 budget shortfall, the City of Perry is expected to be faced with some tough decisions during upcoming budget discussions in order to balance…
Rescue team responds to injured manatee
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and University of Florida Marine Animal…
Swimming advisory lifted at Hagan’s Cove
The Florida Department of Health in Taylor County (DOH-Taylor) has lifted an advisory recommending against swimming at Hagan’s Cove. According to Operations Manager Martine Young, public information officer for the…
Budget shortfall cut to $249,326
Updated projections for city utility and state revenue numbers helped reduce the City of Perry’s projected budget deficit by more than half heading into their Tuesday night meeting. According to…
Tax Collector Office closes to help with Aug. 18 vote
Taylor County Tax Collector Mark Wiggins has announced his office will close on election day (Tuesday, Aug. 18) to allow employees to provide assistance at local voting precincts. “I have…
Finley takes over Madison High
Less than a year after resigning seven weeks into the school year to take a job at a Gainesville elementary school, former Taylor County High School (TCHS) Principal Charles Finley…
Prison has 511 COVID cases
Taylor County’s total number of coronavirus cases climbed to 857 on Thursday — a jump of more than 55% in just two days — as the local state prison continued…
Possible solution to sewer Catch-22?
Two months after the Taylor County Commission voted to take no action on a request by coastal property owners who say they cannot use their property due to a real-life…
Principals to present re-opening plans on Aug. 17
Principals will present re-opening plans for each school in the district at the next meeting of the Taylor School Board. The meeting, originally set for Tuesday, Aug. 18, has been…
Dredging delayed until next summer
After years of planning and two failed attempts, Taylor County has received its first grant award from federal Deepwater Horizon oil spill funds to cover the cost of planning and…
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