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State officials have referred interested companies to GP
Approximately 10 companies have expressed some interest in potentially purchasing Georgia Pacific’s (GP) Foley Cellulose mill in Perry according to officials with the Florida Department of Commerce.…
School district earns ‘B’ under new grading scale
Report card day is always stressful – especially for students and their parents. However, on Monday, it was teachers and administrators who were bracing themselves as the Florida Department of…
No consensus on new district map
Despite spending two and a half hours debating and discussing the best way to legally re-draw voting district lines during a joint meeting on Tuesday, members of the Taylor County…
Council considers adding disc golf, exercise equipment at Loughridge
Despite “uncertain financial times,” the City of Perry is considering using budget reserves to fund up to $70,000 in new equipment at Loughridge Park, after repeated requests from one local…
City employees get $100 gift cards
City of Perry employees will be receiving a $100 gift card for Christmas following a unanimous vote of the city council at its Dec. 12 meeting.…
School board will hire district athletic director
The Taylor County School District took the first step toward establishing an “athletic pipeline” for student-athletes to advance to the college level last week, adopting a recommendation from Superintendent of…
48-year-old Perry man killed in crash
A 48-year-old Perry man was killed in a Thursday evening crash on Golf Course Road.…
Trailer catches fire during salvage operation
Multiple firefighting units with Taylor County Fire-Rescue (TCFR) responded to a fire on Shiloh Church Road off Hwy. 221 on Friday after an abandoned trailer was destroyed by fire during…
Indiana man dies while walking along U.S. 19 in Perry
An Indiana man suffered a heart attack and died as he was walking down the sidewalk along a busy stretch of Bryon Butler Parkway Thursday, Nov. 30.…
County seeks state funds for a coastal walking trail
With the State of Florida moving forward with a possible trail that would stretch across Taylor County from Tennille to the Aucilla River, the Taylor County Commission is now seeking…
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