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County seeks funds to buy Spring Warrior boat ramp
The Taylor County Commission has submitted an amendment to its State Expenditure Plan (SEP) to seek RESTORE Act funding for the acquisition of the Spring Warrior boat ramp site. The…
Glover fills four top school positions
The Taylor County School Board approved four key personnel appointments recommended by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Danny Glover Jr. during its regular meeting Tuesday, July 21, including a new principal…
Beach advisory lifted for Hodges Park
The Florida Department of Health in Taylor County (DOH-Taylor) has lifted an advisory recommending against swimming in the Hodges Park area of Keaton Beach. According to Operations Manager Martine Young,…
COVID cases: 291
Taylor County’s positive coronavirus cases are fast approaching 300, as 20 cases were added to the Department of Health’s (DOH) COVID-19 dashboard at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Taylor County has now…
COVID-19, use-of-force training for PPD officers
Perry Police Department (PPD) Chief Jamie Cruce reports that the city’s police force will be well-versed in COVID-response training, human trafficking identification and investigation and the latest use of force…
Beshears: ‘We can do better’
Longtime educator and school administrator Alicia York Beshears says she has one key message to Taylor County voters: “We can do better.” Her campaign for Superintendent of Schools centers “on…
Who will be crowned MoonPie Princess?
Taylor County will crown its 2020 MoonPie Princess during ceremonies that will be live-streamed on Facebook Thursday, July 30, and Friday, July 31, starting at 6 p.m. nightly. “We are…
‘It’s too late for forgiveness’
The final moments of Heather Luther’s life were terror-filled and violent, unfolding rapidly from an attack in a local bank drive-thru and quickly escalating to a horrible crash and fatal…
School start delayed again?
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Danny Glover Jr. announced Thursday that he planned to recommend that the start date for the coming school year be delayed another week, opening on Monday,…
Future of EMS in limbo
The future of local ambulance service remains unclear after a lengthy discussion between the Taylor County Commission and Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) Board of Directors during the commission’s budget workshop…
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