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County will be ‘conservative’ with budget surplus
Thanks to nearly $1 million in additional property tax revenue resulting from increased property values, the Taylor County Commission began crafting its 2020-21 budget this week with a projected $823,000…
Advisory posted at Hodges Park
The Florida Department of Health in Taylor County (DOH-Taylor) has issued an advisory recommending against swimming in the Hodges Park area due to recent high bacterial levels in the Keaton…
Trading steel-toe boots for medical nitrile gloves
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer When Chad Bush was laid off from AMEC Foster Wheeler in April, he had no idea that it would set him on a course…
Gibson vies for District 3 school board seat
Taylor County native Guy Gibson has announced his candidacy for the Dist. 3 school board seat. Gibson, a 1985 graduate of Taylor County High School, has been married to his…
Three Marshall residents, one TCI inmate test positive
Taylor Correctional Institute (TCI) inmate and three Marshall Health and Rehabilitation residents have tested positive for COVID-19, as local cases top 244 positive test results, according to the Department of…
Public defender files to withdraw as Luther’s counsel; cites conflict
The Public Defender’s Office has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for accused double-murderer Joseph Luther, charged in the July 17 deaths of his estranged wife, Heather Luther, and…
Airport receives CARES grant
Taylor County has received a $20,000 grant through the federal CARES Act for use at Perry-Foley Airport. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act was passed by…
Husband charged with pre-meditated murder
A double-murder suspect who allegedly ran his estranged wife’s vehicle off the road before shooting her and a co-worker to death was taken into custody unharmed after a brief standoff…
‘She was a ball of sunshine’
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer A deadly domestic situation unfolded in the heart of downtown Perry Friday afternoon, shattering the lives of multiple families while members of a heartbroken…
City mask mandate remains, but with changes
A move to repeal a mandatory face mask ordinance within the City of Perry failed by a 3-2 vote during an emergency meeting held by the city council Friday morning,…
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