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Legislature again fails to pass state budget
For the second consecutive year, the Florida Legislature ended its annual session without passing the one bill they are required to do — the state budget.…
Legislators vow to continue pursuing property tax reform
Florida lawmakers’ efforts to put the issue of property tax reform before the state’s voters this November failed to pass prior to last Friday’s end of the legislature’s regular session,…
City council holding off spending $25,000 on new fire station until state budget is finalized
While waiting on the Florida Legislature to agree on its final state budget for 2026-27, the Perry City Council will hold off on spending $25,000 for a package of preliminary…
City, county are moving forward with donating baseball fields to Taylor County School District
City and county officials appear to be on board and moving forward with a request to hand over ownership of property surrounding Dorsett Stadium and Pace Field to the Taylor…
DeSantis extends hurricane state of emergency 60 days
Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended for 60 days the states of emergency issued for Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene and a series of severe storms that battered the Big Bend and…
County approves lease for Spring Warrior ramp
The Taylor County Commission has approved a six-month lease agreement with David Hall and Leslie Merian with Spring Warrior Fish Camp — adjacent landowners to the recently-acquired Spring Warrior boat…
Site clearing begins on Nammo Perry’s new $200 million facility
Major site clearing work is now underway at Nammo Perry, as contractors clear the way for a new $200 million state-of-the-art production facility in Taylor County that will create 200…
Commission to discuss school sales tax March 17
The Taylor County Commission will decide next week whether to schedule a public hearing to consider an ordinance that would place a proposed one-half cent sales tax on the November…
The Power of Prayer
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor Jordan Smith’s survival story doesn’t start with the day a 120-pound solid steel pipe fell from 25 feet above, striking him on his…
School district will soon accept bids for ‘Rock Building’
The Taylor County School Board will soon be accepting sealed bids for the former school complex commonly referred to as a “Old Rock Building.”…
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