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Virtual or in-person?
The Taylor County School District will begin polling parents today (Friday) to determine whether or not they plan to have their children return to “brick and mortar” school or enroll…
Fenholloway pipeline 100% in the ground
Twenty months after work first began on the 15.3-mile Fenholloway River pipeline project — part of the ongoing environmental improvements at Georgia-Pacific’s (GP) Foley Cellulose Mill — the pipe is…
Tangible property values jump $97 million
If current property tax rates remain at their current levels, local governmental agencies should have some extra tax revenues to work with when they begin preparing their upcoming 2020-21 fiscal…
FDLE arrests man on eight counts of child pornography
On Wednesday, July 8, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents arrested Wayne Lee Phillips, 61, of Perry for eight counts of possession of child pornography. “After receiving a cybertip…
COVID-19 cases total 116
Taylor County’s total positive coronavirus cases climbed to 116 as of the Department of Health’s (DOH) 11 a.m. update Thursday — a jump of 14 from Tuesday’s reported 102 cases.…
Reaves running to provide ‘new voice with fresh ideas
Local community activist, military veteran and church leader Ocie Reaves has met all election qualifications to run for the County Commissioner, Dist. 5, seat. “The people of Dist. 5 deserve…
Steinhatchee man beaten after stabbing two people
A Steinhatchee man is being held on a $100,000 bond after allegedly threatening to kill a woman and then stabbing two people who intervened when he attacked her with a…
No mask mandate for Taylor County
Taylor County will not follow the growing trend in the state of mandating the use of face masks while in public buildings after the county commission rejected the idea during…
A time to live, a time to die, a time to plant
Taylor County’s signature longleaf pines have towered over countless community gatherings at Forest Capital Park for more than a century, standing watch over generation after generation. But, to all things…
City council updates five-year capital plan
Uncertainty and the potential of reduced tax revenues connected to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could limit the amount of capital improvement projects undertaken by the City of Perry over the…
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