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400-acre burn is set Feb. 12
The Florida Forest Service (FFS) will be conducting a 400-acre prescribed burn near the corner of Puckett Road and Golf Course Road on Wednesday, Feb. 12, pending appropriate weather conditions.…
City hears requests to abandon alleys
The Perry City Council has opted to develop an official policy before deciding whether or not to grant two requests to abandon city-owned alleyways located within the city limits. At…
‘Stolen’ car takes out traffic light
A Perry woman, who took a friend’s car without permission Sunday night, didn’t get too far before crashing head-on into a power pole and bringing down a traffic light at…
Total loss
Firefighters used multiple engines and lines to battle a fully-involved house fire located on Reddick Drive Tuesday afternoon just before this edition went to press. A total of four fire…
Gunter withdraws from race
Former City of Perry Mayor and County Commissioner Daryll Gunter has withdrawn from the 2020 Superintendent of Schools race, citing the fact that he and his family will be moving…
Register runs for property appraiser
Shelton Jerry Register Sr. has filed to run for Taylor County Property Appraiser, becoming the third person in the race to replace Bruce Ratliff, who announced he will not seek…
Schools adopt local bid preference
The Taylor County School Board has adopted a policy that will give local companies a preference when bidding on providing goods or services to the local school district – if…
Hampton withdraws gender-neutral request
City Councilwoman Shirley Hampton has withdrawn her request for the city council to consider adopting “gender neutral” titles instead of using the traditional “councilman” or “councilwoman” before each member’s name.…
Commission approves a new commercial solid waste contract with Waste Pro that includes 9% rate increase
The Taylor County Commission has approved a new contract with Waste Pro to provide commercial solid waste collection services for some 200 businesses in the unincorporated area of the county.…
County seeking bids to grow hay at Perry-Foley Airport
The county is seeking individuals or companies interested in leasing some 406 acres of land at Perry Foley-Airport for hay harvesting. The county currently leases out 80 acres at the…
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