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New head coach has Bama roots
The Bulldogs have a new top dog, as Taylor County High School (TCHS) Principal Charles Finley introduced new Head Coach/Athletic Director Maurice Belser Jr. to staff, coaches, players and parents…
Guardians to protect schools
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer After undergoing extensive training this summer, several non-instructional staff members will walk the halls of Taylor County schools as early as August 2019 as…
Schools to see some new faces
Taylor County students and parents will see some new faces – as well as some familiar faces in new places – during the upcoming 2019-20 school year, after the school…
Dunnell raises question on qualifications
School Board Member Deidra Dunnell cast the lone dissenting vote against four administrative appointments proposed by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Danny Glover Jr. at the school board’s June 18 meeting.…
Bids top $85,050 for old DMH
At least 25 bids have been placed in the online auction for the former Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) building, with the high bid as of Thursday afternoon topping $85,050. This…
Taylor County’s oldest resident is long-lived and much-loved at 106
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor Every day Dora Smith gets up and makes her bed, with the covers tucked tight and the edges razor straight. She takes care…
Commission appoints members to planning board and TCWSD
The Taylor County Commission recently appointed one new board member to the Taylor Coastal Water & Sewer District (TCWSD) board and re-appointed two members of the Taylor County Planning Board.…
Scallop ‘down cycle’ nears end, rebound expected soon
While it may still be too early to tell how the 2019 scallop season will turn out, Florida’s top scallop expert believes the Big Bend area is nearing the end…
BREAKING: Shoaf wins special election
Republican Jason Shoaf handily defeated Democrat Ryan Terrell in Tuesday’s special election for the Florida House District 7 seat, according to unofficial results. Shoaf carried both Taylor County and the…
Schools pay $500,000 for resource deputies
The Taylor County School Board has reviewed and approved a new “School Resource Deputy Program Agreement” that will pay the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) $500,000 to provide eight “School…
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