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BREAKING: Taylor County voters support 5 of 6 constitutional amendments
While official statewide results were not yet available, Taylor County voters supported five of the six proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution, including an amendment that would allow all voters…
BREAKING: Taylor boards ‘Trump train’; voters await national results
While official nationwide results are not yet available, Taylor County boarded the “Trump train,” with nearly 77% of voters cast their ballots in favor of the current president to serve…
BREAKING: Beach wins property appraiser race
Republican Shawna Beach pulled in nearly 63% of the vote to defeat Abbey Lundy Tharpe (37.11%) for the Taylor County Property Appraiser’s seat, according to preliminary election results released Tuesday night.…
Grand jury indicts Burns, Luther on first-degree murder charges
A local grand jury handed down capital murder indictments on Tuesday, Oct. 27, against two Taylor County men currently in jail for two separate violent attacks that resulted in the…
Nearly 50% of voters have cast ballots as local candidates enter final stretch
Election Day 2020 is now less than a week away, and nearly half of Taylor County’s registered voters have already cast their ballots. As of Thursday afternoon, 6,055 of the…
County inmates to provide labor
The Taylor County Commission will continue to receive inmate work squad labor from the Taylor County Jail after renewing an interlocal agreement with Sheriff Wayne Padgett. The county commission originally…
Ceremonies to honor local veterans Nov. 11
Taylor County veterans will be honored during a trio of events planned Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Taylor County High School (TCHS) JROTC will lead off the celebrations with its annual…
Detour on Folsom Street
Residents are being detoured around Folsom Street, as the City of Perry works to repair a sinking manhole. The week-long project required digging a trench to allow Public Works employees…
City council votes to keep mask ordinance
The city council has opted to keep its mandatory mask ordinance in effect, despite the fact Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an executive ordinance preventing local governments from collecting fines…
CARES Act spending approved
With 150 Taylor County families and 49 local small businesses seeking assistance from Taylor County’s share of the federal CARES Act allocation so far, one of the biggest challenges facing…
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