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School Board faces full agenda Aug. 17
The Taylor County School Board will face a full agenda when it meets Monday, Aug. 17, with a focus on re-opening plans for school. Principals from each school in the…
One-cent sales tax to help fund ambulances?
The Taylor County Commission is seeking third-party firms to potentially provide ambulance service for the county, and the eventual price tag is expected to be higher than the $450,000 the…
Drug dealer busted without tag after running stop sign
Today’s tip for alleged drug dealers – obey all traffic laws (including stopping at stop signs), and make sure your vehicle has a tag. Those two oversights led to a…
Pipeline pressure testing continues until Aug. 19
Motorists on Hampton Springs Road will notice a fire hose stretched across the roadway near the entrance to the state prison for the next week, as contractors pressure test the…
Wednesday fire destroys home
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer “My boy is in there!” Cedric Harris frantically shouted as he ran toward his charred house, with smoke still pouring out of the eaves…
Section of U.S. 19 designated in honor of fallen officer
A section of U.S. 19 in Taylor County north of Perry will be designated in honor of a state law enforcement officer who was killed in an automobile crash in…
Shark bites Steinhatchee scalloper
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer While most people participated in the Discovery Channel’s annual “Shark Week” by watching the ocean’s top predators on television, one Steinhatchee resident kicked off…
Taylor surpasses 1,000 COVID cases
Taylor County officially surpassed 1,000 reported positive coronavirus cases this week, more than four months after the county began accumulating cases following the first reported case here on April 2.…
Church robbed Wednesday
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) is currently investigating a break-in at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Shady Grove that was reported Wednesday. Two laptops and a camera were stolen…
Voter turnout now over 22%
After a fast start to the early voting period for the upcoming Primary Election — slated for next Tuesday, Aug. 18 — the pace has since slowed, but total voter…
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