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Stolen truck, $40,000 worth of construction equipment recovered
More than $40,000 worth of stolen construction equipment was recovered late Friday night when suspects pulled the pin and abandoned a flatbed trailer in the middle of Highway 27 East.…
$100,000 in berries stolen here yearly?
Four Rivers Land & Timber Company, the county’s largest landowner, is reportedly losing more than $100,000 a year due to stolen saw palmetto berries from its property, and claims the…
TCHS principal resigns
Local students and school staff were reportedly “shocked” this week to learn Taylor County High School Principal Charles “Chuck” Finley had resigned just seven weeks into the 2019-20 school year…
Could trout rules be relaxed for Big Bend?
During a meeting Wednesday in Cape Canaveral, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a series of draft rules that tighten restrictions on spotted seatrout. However, FWC Commissioners…
County, schools present ‘wish list’ for state funding
When Taylor County’s Legislative Delegation meets in Perry next week, the Taylor County Commission and School Board will be ready with requests for state assistance. The delegation, which includes Senator…
TCPS, TCES exceed goals
Taylor County Primary School (TCPS) and Taylor County Elementary School (TCES) not only earned a “B” grade for the first time in five years, but also exceeded their goal by…
Fiber optic line installed here
Construction crews that began work in Tallahassee reached Salem this week, installing fiber optic lines that will ultimately stretch to Tampa. Uniti Fiber, a real estate investment trust focused on…
Perry man, 26, killed in crash
The investigation is ongoing into the cause of the one-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 26-year-old Perry man Friday night on Woods Creek Road. Funeral services for Jarrod…
New family home ‘all but destroyed’ by fire
A local couple and their five children lost two beloved pets and all of their belongings in a fire that damaged their new modular home Monday afternoon. In addition to…
2019 Miss Florida Forest Festival to be crowned Oct. 5
This year’s Miss Florida Forest Festival contestants will give their regards to the bright lights of Broadway with a “Gone Broadway” themed program Saturday, Oct. 5, at Forest Capital Hall.…
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