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District improved in 10 of 11 areas
Taylor County is being called the “most-improved district in the entire state,” based on school data and school grades, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Danny Glover, Jr. The Taylor…
Project Fire
BBQ lovers all over the country will be introduced to the secrets of cooking over open flame – and Steinhatchee as a vacation destination – when they tune into PBS…
City: Time to beef up cash reserves
The City of Perry is facing a looming financial crisis common to many households – the need to increase its savings (i.e. cash reserves) while still meeting its everyday budgetary…
Hicks Landing to close daily for pipeline project work
Beginning Monday, July 22, access to Hicks Landing boat ramp on the Fenholloway River will be blocked for brief periods of time each Monday through Friday for four weeks as…
At 101, Greist has had a front row seat to history
By CAITLYN BURCHETT Staff Writer Dressed in a sky-blue shirt and khakis, with a dusty green pilot’s hat perched atop his head, David Greist’s face is lined with experience, but…
School district earns overall ‘A’
For what is believed to be the first time since school grades have been awarded by the state, the Taylor County School District received an overall “A” grade. Powered in…
PPD officer is ‘on the mend’
Perry Police Department (PPD) Ptl. Chad Cannon has been upgraded from critical to stable condition and is “on the mend” after suffering a single self-inflicted gunshot wound Monday night. “He…
Rice is home after 105 days
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer Just over 104 days. That is how long 12-year-old Aiden Rice spent in the hospital recovering from a fiery March accident that resulted in…
Driver trapped inside truck cab
The 40-year-old driver of a semi-tractor trailer was temporarily trapped in the cab after a single-vehicle roll-over wreck on Hwy. 19 South near Tennille Wednesday morning at 7:43 a.m. Rolan…
4 cases of hepatitis A reported here
The Florida Department of Health has issued a health advisory regarding an increase in hepatitis A cases across the state and local health officials say Taylor County has seen four…
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