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Wiggins promoted
Long-time local extension agent Lori Wiggins is the new full-time director of the Taylor County Extension Office, a position she has held on an interim basis for more than a…
Hick’s Fish Camp will be closed Dec. 5
As part of the local Georgia-Pacific Foley Mill’s ongoing Fenholloway Water Quality Project, Hick’s Fish Camp boat ramp will be closed for a day on Dec. 5. According to a…
Man killed in single-vehicle wreck
A single-vehicle crash that left a 38-year-old Perry man dead was not discovered for more than six hours Sunday. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported that John David Wilson’s family…
Where is Gabby?
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor Chances are, you would hear Michelle “Gabby” Griffin before you saw her. She had a loud voice that more than matched her outgoing…
Tobacco, vaping banned at most of county’s parks
The Taylor County Commission unanimously approved an ordinance this week that bans the use of tobacco products and vaping at nearly all county parks. The ban includes Hodges Park, Southside…
What are you thankful for this holiday season?
“Give thanks for each new morning with its light, for rest and shelter of the night, for health and food, for love and friends, for everything thy goodness sends.” –…
Feagle will serve fourth term as commission chair
Taylor County Commissioner Pam Feagle will continue to serve as board chair for a fourth consecutive year. Feagle was unanimously elected by her fellow commissioners during the board’s annual re-organization…
Nammo purchases Chemring
Arizona-based Nammo Defense Systems Inc. has entered into an agreement with Chemring Group, PLC to purchase the local Chemring Ordnance facility in Perry for a cash consideration of $17 million,…
County sued over Lakey termination
Almost exactly one year after he was fired by the Taylor County Commission last November, former County Administrator Ted Lakey has filed suit against the board, alleging they violated his…
Time Traveler
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor Standing just over five feet tall, white hair tucked behind her ears and cozy shawl draped across her shoulders, Judy Stricklin is an…
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