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‘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…
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…
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