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City seeks to use former BioNitrogen property to attract new industry here
Stating, “we have got to do something with economic development,” City Manager John Hart received council approval for a plan to offer up the use of 25 acres of city-owned…
High school FFA goat herd massacred by roving dogs
Future Farmers of America (FFA) students at Taylor County High School (TCHS) made a gruesome discovery Wednesday morning as they went to care for their herd of award-winning goats.…
County could receive $14.8 million from feds
Taylor County could receive as much as $14.8 million through the federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) for a wide variety of projects geared toward hardening structures and facilities against…
City officials say first step taken toward fixing Buffalo Drive water quality issues
The City of Perry believes it may have taken the first step in alleviating water quality problems plaguing some Buffalo Drive residents by tapping into a larger six-inch water main…
Land developer purchases local shopping center for $2.6 million
A Longwood-based land development company has purchased a local shopping center for $2.6 million.…
Supervisor begins converting local voters to new district map
The Taylor County Supervisor of Elections office has begun the process of reassigning local voters to their new districts based on the new district map approved earlier this year by…
Disaster Day
Representatives with FEMA, American Red Cross, Small Business Assistance Disaster Recovery and other agencies participated in the first annual “Disaster Day” at Forest Capital Hall last Saturday. Booths included information…
Georgia-Pacific will not sell Foley mill as a ‘cellulose manufacturing facility’
Georgia-Pacific (GP) has confirmed it will not sell the local Foley Mill to any other company wishing to use it as a cellulose manufacturing facility – but will instead begin…
Mill is the highest valued parcel in county at more than $480 million
Georgia Pacific’s Foley Cellulose Mill’s tangible personal property (TPP) account is the highest valued parcel in Taylor County, sitting at over $480 million assessed value, according to Taylor County Property…
Two-year drug trafficking investigation results in four arrests; three suspects have plead guilty, sentenced
A two-plus year investigation spearheaded by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) Narcotics Task Force has recently wrapped up, resulting in federal drug trafficking charges against four individuals involved in…
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