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How to recognize your favorite veteran on Wall of Honor
Were you or a family member missing from our annual “Salute to Veterans” special edition last week? Thanks to the volunteer efforts of Dana Southerland and the Supervisor of Elections…
Sheriff returns $414,000 to county
The Taylor County Commission will receive a total of $545,851 in funds being returned from local constitutional officers, the largest amount returned to county coffers in years, due in large…
Ratliff will not run
Taylor County Property Appraiser Bruce Ratliff has announced he will not seek a fourth term in 2020, becoming the first local incumbent to decline to seek re-election in the upcoming…
Tharpe, Beach will seek property appraiser seat
Two candidates have filed this week to run for Taylor County Property Appraiser: Abbey Lundy Tharpe and Shawna Beach. Incumbent Bruce Ratliff announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election in…
Former TCHS head coach to be inducted into Hall of Fame
Former Taylor County High School (TCHS) Head Football Coach Elmer Coker will be inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) “Hall of Fame” during a ceremony set for Saturday,…
Veterans: Our Guardians at the Gate
Taylor County will honor the men and women of the community who have given their lives to something bigger than themselves, service to their country, with a number of special…
BBTC certifications lead to ‘high-skill, high-wage’ jobs
Big Bend Technical College (BBTC) offers local students career and technical education certifications that lead to high-skill, high-wage jobs. “It is not shop or home economics class, and it is…
Bomb threat ends school
One of at least three handwritten bomb threats — apparently mailed by an out-of-state inmate — prompted early dismissals for Taylor County schools Monday after he warned a bomb would…
Glover seeks second term
Taylor County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Danny Glover Jr. has filed to run for re-election, seeking a second four-year term overseeing the Taylor County School District. Glover, who is running…
County discusses how to use RESTORE Act funding
After rejecting plans to use a portion of its RESTORE Act oil spill funds to develop new large-scale boat ramps along the county’s coastline, the Taylor County Commission is considering…
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