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PPD, community partner to clean up ‘The Trap’
Residents too scared to check their mailboxes. Homeowners unable to lay down at night in their own beds and rest comfortably. Church members tired of seeing illicit behavior surrounding their…
Beach sewer issue resolved
Taylor County coastal property owners previously caught in a real-life “Catch-22” involving sewer services now have new options after the Taylor County Commission approved an ordinance resulting from a compromise…
Cedar house auctioned
After nine years of legal wrangling, the Cedar Island property at the center of a contentious code enforcement battle was sold to the highest bidder on the rear steps of…
$757,000 in CARES funds coming
Taylor County is in line to receive a second up-front allocation through the federal CARES Act to help individuals, small businesses and local governments offset the economic impacts of the…
School administrator has returned to work
Taylor County School District (TCSD) ESE and Student Services Director Sabrina Bethea Lytle was allowed to return to work on Monday, Oct. 5, as the local State Attorney’s Office has…
$70,000 handed out
More than $70,000 in individual assistance payments have been made to local individuals financially impacted by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Taylor County received $175,000 through the State Housing Initiatives…
Festival fireworks and parade set for Oct. 24
Although the 65th Florida Forest Festival will not include all of the usual events this year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the “big day” on Saturday, Oct. 24, will…
One of every 2 live in poverty
One in two people in the Big Bend area, which includes Taylor County, lives in poverty or on the edge of poverty. But who are the faces behind those numbers?…
Schools search for 6 ‘missing’ students
The Taylor County School District is trying to track down six remaining “missing” students who remain unaccounted for following a comparison of last year’s student roster and this year’s enrollment.…
Next stop…a festival crown!
Some 29 junior conductors will board the “Forestry Express” this Saturday for the annual Florida Forest Festival Little King and Queen Pageant. Once crowned, the new festival royalty will join…
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