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Businesses eligible for $10,000 grants
Taylor County officials hope to provide financial relief to around 38 local businesses affected by the economic impact of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak using funds provided by the federal…
Close call
A heavy-duty work truck pulling a trailer loaded with a Bobcat lost control and careened into a ditch overflowing with water during a heavy rain shower Sunday afternoon on Highway…
Site will connect workers, industry
A local non-profit aims to support technical education students and trade school graduates by serving as a “Craftsmen Yellow Pages” and connecting them with industry employers seeking their services. Seventy…
School administrator arrested
Three days after being released from custody without being charged, Taylor County School District ESE and Student Services Supervisor Sabrina Bethea Lytle turned herself in Thursday morning and was booked…
Sheriff: ‘Buck stops with me’
Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett has stated he takes “full responsibility” for releasing a top school administrator following a shooting incident stemming from a domestic dispute Sunday night. “Sheriff Padgett…
Courts closer to re-opening
While Taylor County has entered “Phase 2” of a four-phase pathway to returning to normal operations within the court system, jury proceedings (including grand juries) and trials remain suspended. Under…
City crews clears ‘unsafe’ property
Demolition crews began tearing down make-shift fencing, lean-to structures and tent-like shelters scattered throughout the property located at 328 East Park Street Wednesday morning, more than a year after the…
Missing Perry man arrested in Miami after attacking 3 people
A missing Perry man was located in the Miami-Dade Jail after he reportedly attacked three people at the Brickell train station in downtown Miami less than 24 hours after he…
County clears way for ‘drive-in’ fireworks
The Florida Forest Festival Board of Directors received the go-ahead from the Taylor County Commission this week to hold a drive-in fireworks display at Perry-Foley Airport. The display, which is…
Commission tentatively approves $52 million budget; will hold final public hearing Sept. 14
The Taylor County Commission tentatively approved a $52 million budget this week for the 2020-21 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. The board held the first of two public hearings…
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