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On the front line in NYC
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer “Is this going to be the end?” the elderly man asked. “No sweetheart. Your family loves you, and you will see them all again…
Gov. issues Phase 1 of step-by-step plan to re-open state
Dine-in restaurants and some other local services will be back in business Monday, May 4 as part of “phase one” of Governor Ron DeSantis’ “SAFE. SMART. STEP-BY-STEP” plan to re-open…
Test criteria expands
The Florida Department of Health has expanded its criteria for coronavirus (COVID-19) testing to include six new symptoms in accordance to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidelines.…
Boat Ramp debate revisited on May 4
One month after the Taylor County Commission voted to close all county-controlled public boat ramps in response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the issue remains a heated subject of…
Assistance for CTE students
Just over $99,000 was injected into the local economy Thursday with the distribution of individual payments to some 87 full-time and part-time Career Technical Education (CTE) students at Big Bend…
County roll-off sites will re-open May 2
Taylor County officials will re-open roll-off sites across the county beginning Saturday, May 2, three-and-a-half weeks after closing all but four locations due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Upon re-opening,…
City extends its COVID-19 emergency order
At their Tuesday night meeting, city council members voted unanimously in favor of extending a local state of emergency order, adopted to address the COVID-19 threat, at least until their…
Former Foley mill worker is 3rd local case
A 47-year-old former employee of the Georgia-Pacific (GP) Foley Mill in Perry tested positive for COVID-19 last Thursday, becoming just the third known person to officially contract the coronavirus in…
Monday afternoon roll-over
A 55-year-old Branford man, who was not identified by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), rolled his loaded log truck on Highway 19 South Monday afternoon and was airlifted from the…
Sneed showed ‘great is possible’
Long before he became a famous Grammy-nominated gospel singer, Taylor County native Troy Sneed left indelible marks on those around him through his humble, gracious spirit. “Troy and I sat…
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