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    Man, 25, threatens victim with hammer

    A Perry man was charged Saturday, June 10, with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill for allegedly threatening to assault an individual with a hammer. Cody…

    Page, Deming & Murphy seeking re-election

    The 2020 national election trend of declaring early and running a long campaign, has trickled down to the local level, as three incumbents have already put pen to paper and…

    New school opens doors

    New school opens doors

    Construction on the new Taylor County Primary School (TCPS) may have taken 21 months to complete, but plans for the new $19 million state-of-the-art facility were born 12 years ago.…

    Vaping ban eyed for all county property

    The Taylor County Commission is considering an ordinance to prohibit vaping in all county buildings and on all recreational properties. The board was originally going to consider the new rules…

    RVs impacting coastal water & sewer district

    In the eight years since the Taylor County Commission restricted recreational vehicle (RV) densities along the coast, the board has occasionally received requests from property owners to further restrict the…

    Supporting survivors

    Supporting survivors

    In the spirit of “taking care of our own,” Sheriff Wayne Padgett is organizing a benefit for three local survivors of childhood cancer. The event, a Country & Stringtime Festival,…

    Commission seeking bidders to harvest saw palmetto berries off 296 acres of county land

    For the second year in a row, the county is seeking bidders to lease 296 acres of public land to harvest saw palmetto berries this year. County officials are hoping…

    Charges dropped in record bust

    With the stroke of a pen, more than 500 grams of methamphetamine disappeared — and with it, one of the largest seizures of meth in the county’s history. Two weeks…

    What’s fair for solid waste exemptions?

    Bowing to a plea from their attorney, Taylor County commissioners have delayed a decision on whether or not to eliminate exemptions from the county’s solid waste special assessment for recreational…

    Pipeline road closures end

    Explosive demolition at Peterson’s Landing and the lower section of Hampton Springs Road has been completed, according to Georgia-Pacific Foley Mill officials. “We completed explosive demolition at Peterson Landing and…