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Florida prohibits bars from selling on-site alcohol
Florida suspended the consumption of alcohol at bars amid a surge in the state’s coronavirus cases on Friday, June 26. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which oversees…
Teachers get pay increase
Salaries for beginning teachers with the Taylor County School District could increase as much as $5,000 annually – from $32,400 to $37,400 – under a $500 million education funding plan…
Asleep at the wheel?
Taylor County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a single-vehicle roll-over accident on Hwy. 221 near Boyd at around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. According to information gathered at the scene, the driver…
Mandatory masks coming to Perry?
City of Perry council members will soon discuss the possibility of following Leon County’s lead and making it mandatory for residents and visitors to wear face masks when in public.…
Should county install red light at Deadman’s Curve?
Taylor County commissioners are continuing their efforts to make Deadman’s Curve safer following another fatal crash at the sharp turn located on Beach Road over the recent Memorial Day weekend.…
Verizon proposes 3 new cell towers here
Verizon Wireless is proposing to construct three new telecommunications structures in Taylor County – including a 45-foot utility pole and a 43-foot utility pole on Jefferson Street in Perry, as…
Ellison Rd. next on county’s paving list
With work underway, or about to begin, on several state-funded resurfacing projects, the Taylor County Commission is seeking bids to widen and resurface 1.62 miles of Ellison Road. The board…
Miller offers full-time voice to advocate for District 3
Beaches resident Ursula Miller has announced her candidacy for the County Commission, District 3 seat. “As a full-time resident of Cedar Island, I am passionate about all of our communities…
How will COVID affect hurricane shelters?
As Taylor County, along with the rest of the world, continues to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, local officials are preparing for the possibility of having to open an…
Suspects linked to 20-plus car burglaries
Two juveniles have been arrested on felony charges and a third suspect is being sought by police in connection to a string of 20-plus vehicle burglaries that happened over the…
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