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County administrator turns down raise
At the request of Taylor County Administrator LaWanda Pemberton, the county commission has modified her contract to eliminate a 3% raise scheduled to be implemented this month. Instead, Pemberton will…
Library will add outside seating
The Taylor County Public Library will soon have outside seating for patrons, after Taylor County Commissioners endorsed a plan presented by Library Manager Jo Ann Morgan. According to Morgan, maintenance…
Commissioners eye vaping ban in parks
The Taylor County Commission is considering adoption of an ordinance that would prohibit the use of tobacco products and vaping at nearly all county parks. The commission has been discussing…
New sidewalks for Green Street
Work is now underway to extend the sidewalk along Green Street to connect to Taylor County Elementary School and Taylor County Primary School. The $500,000 project was funded through the…
County’s commercial solid waste collection contract ends Jan. 31
The Taylor County Commission will receive proposals next week from companies interested in providing commercial solid waste collection for approximately 200 businesses located outside the City of Perry limits. For…
Renovations at county courthouse will cost $10,000
The Taylor County Commission has agreed to take $10,000 from its contingency reserves to renovate the offices of County Judge Bill Blue and Circuit Judge Greg Parker and to provide…
With 850 area code nearly full, Taylor will soon begin seeing 448 numbers
Taylor Countians will soon begin to see a new 448 area code popping up on their caller ID, as the regional 850 code that has long been synonymous with the…
One dead in head-on collision
A Tallahassee woman who celebrated her 33rd birthday the day before was killed in a head-on collision here Sunday night, Nov. 10, while traveling on Highway 19 North. Her husband,…
14-year-old caught with gun at school
A 14-year-old Taylor County Middle School (TCMS) student caught with an unloaded handgun at school Friday morning told investigators he hoped to use the gun to “scare” an older student…
McCoy, Gray approved to lead TCHS
By a 4-1 vote on Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Taylor County School Board approved a recommendation to officially appoint Principal Heather McCoy and Vice- Principal David Gray to the top…
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