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Last of the Mullet Men
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer Leathered hands — freckled by the sun and scarred from a lifetime of mullet fishing — rhythmically pull in 147 feet of net, plucking…
New COVID cases begin to fall
Not counting the recent outbreak at Taylor Correctional Institute (TCI), the rate of new cases in Taylor County appears to be falling since hitting a peak in July. Since the…
Sheriff promotes 3 within command
Three days after winning re-election to a second four-year term, Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett announced several administrative changes to the command structure within the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO).…
Taylor was one of only 3 counties in Florida with voter turnout above 50% during primary election
Although just over half of Taylor County’s 12,366 registered voters cast a ballot in last Tuesday’s Primary Election, local voter turnout was third-best in the state. Taylor County was one…
Suncoast Task Force meets Aug. 27 to discuss toll road
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will once again provide hybrid options for the upcoming Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic (M-CORES) Task Force meetings, including the one for the proposed…
County adopts new rules for large-scale concerts
Although they are unlikely to be needed in the near future due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Taylor County Commission recently approved new regulations regulating large-scale concerts in…
296 acres leased for saw palmetto berry harvest
For the third year in a row, the county commission has agreed to lease 296 acres of public land to harvest saw palmetto berries. The county has not had great…
Who decides if ballots will count?
Nearly 6,500 Taylor Countians voted in the 2020 primary election, but a handful of those ballots had to be reviewed by the local canvassing board before they could be counted.…
Masks on or off? City to vote Aug. 25
Perry City Council members are scheduled to hold a final public hearing and vote on re-enacting a mandatory face mask ordinance at their upcoming Tuesday, Aug. 25, meeting. The draft…
BREAKING: 2020 Primary Election Unofficial Results
Beach wins primary, will face Tharpe in November Shawna Beach pulled in 70.12% of the vote to handily defeat fellow Republican challenger Jerry Register (29.88%) in the Republican primary race…
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