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Will mask mandate return on Aug. 25?
Based on comments made at a special virtual meeting this past Friday morning, the City of Perry’s mandatory mask ordinance will likely be voted back into effect at the city…
One person shot in hand
Multiple local law enforcement agencies responded to a shooting at a residence on High Street in Perry at 4:53 p.m. Monday, after one individual was reportedly shot in the hand.…
Health officials: Parents should screen students
Hand sanitizer in every classroom. Face shields available for all teachers and masks for all students. Plexiglass barriers at key interaction stations – from the classroom to the lunchroom. Personal…
The Taylor County Commission has once again changed the boundaries within which golf carts can legally operate on certain roadways in Keaton Beach. At its Aug. 3 meeting, the board…
‘Sanitized after every run’
Taylor County school bus drivers will be equipped to disinfect buses after “each and every run,” Transportation Coordinator Wendy Slaughter told the school board Monday, while highlighting safety precautions her…
COVID cases now total 1,110 in Taylor County
Taylor Correctional Institute (TCI) was nearing 700 positive coronavirus cases Tuesday, as the county’s total number of cases climbed to 1,110. TCI has reported a total of 663 inmates have…
Mask ordinance expires
The City of Perry’s mandatory mask requirement expired at midnight Thursday, just one month after taking effect, after an emergency ordinance failed to get the required four votes needed for…
Mask mandate may return here in two weeks
The City of Perry’s mandatory mask ordinance could be back in effect in less than two weeks. Less than 24 hours after failing to extend a hotly-debated ordinance requiring face…
Council OKs ‘socially-distant’ festival parade
By a narrow 3-2 vote, members of the city council approved a plan that will allow the Florida Forest Festival (FFF) to move ahead with a “socially-distanced” version of the…
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