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Locals help fill mask shortage
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to deplete the nation’s stock of N95 respirators and loose-fitting surgical masks, creative Taylor Countians have come up…
City council cancels meetings
The City of Perry has canceled its next two regularly-scheduled meetings due to concerns over the possible spread of coronavirus. “We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, but…
City details its response to coronavirus pandemic
By declaring a local state of emergency, the Perry City Council has afforded city staff greater flexibility to respond to the developing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Members adopted the declaration with…
School closures are extended to April 15
Late Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the closing of all schools until April 15, as well as the suspension of all state testing for the 2019-20 school year. The…
County offices will be closed to public
In an effort to protect the public and county employees during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, most county offices will be closed to the general public beginning Monday, March 23.…
Car vs. building
Business operations at Reflection’s Hair Salon, located in downtown Perry, came to a screeching halt Thursday morning, after a two-car collision resulted in a vehicle crashing into the front door…
Trump, Biden carry Taylor
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden carried both Taylor County and the state in Florida’s Republican and Democrat presidential preference primaries held Tuesday. In the Republican primary,…
Hope remains: Rising from the ashes
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff WriterAn old hope chest, fished from the blown out window of a burning house, is all that remains of Lynn Brown’s personal belongings after a…
Comcast closing local office
Comcast has announced the impending closure of its long-standing local customer service center, but is assuring customers that the change will not impact Xfinity services. Beginning April 29, the Comcast…
No cases in Taylor
Taylor County had no cases of coronavirus (COVID-9), nor any presumptive cases, as of presstime Tuesday, even as the state’s numbers reached triple digits with the Florida Department of Health…
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