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City awards equipment shelter bid for $34,600
At its Jan. 27 meeting, the City of Perry awarded a $34,600 bid to Michael Lynn, Inc. for the construction of a new equipment shelter at the site of its…
Local businessman urges school board to proceed with caution while pursuing new 1/2-cent sales tax
While the Taylor County School Board is moving forward with its plan to ask voters to approve a new one-half cent sales tax for a 10-year period, one local businessman…
Grant will fund new generator for airport
The Taylor County Commission has awarded a $100,000 contract to Ready Power, LLC, to install an 80KW generator for the Perry-Foley Airport.…
BBTC’s new Advanced Manufacturingfacility ‘a huge win for Taylor County’
Big Bend Technical College’s (BBTC) new Advanced Manufacturing Facility officially opened its doors on Friday, Jan. 30, with local, state and industry leaders hailing it as a major milestone for…
City residents report discolored water, loss of pressure
Despite numerous online reports to the contrary, the City of Perry did not experience any breaks or failures in city-owned water distribution lines during the recent extended cold spell that…
City well failed 2 weeks ago, requiring repairs to a pump
A well failure more than two weeks ago resulted in one of the City of Perry’s main drinking water wells being taken offline to pull and repair a pump.…
16-year-old injured in Saturday attack
A 16-year-old Perry teen sustained lacerations to her face and hands while being attacked by a woman with a knife, apparently following an argument over a game the two played…
County working on deal to help maintain Spring Warrior public boat ramp
Now that Taylor County is the new owners of the Spring Warrior boat ramp, local county officials are looking at ways to improve the property.…
Ice cold weather
Taylor County residents from Shady Grove to Steinhatchee were largely delighted by periods of snow flurries Saturday afternoon, but the historic dusting of white flakes soon gave way to sub-freezing…
Polling company says local voters likely to approve tax
Voters would likely be in favor of renewing a 0.25 mill property tax and approving a new one-half cent sales tax to support Taylor County schools and increase teachers’ pay,…
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