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School board votes to sell ‘Rock Building’
The Taylor County School Board has voted to move forward with selling the former Perry Elementary School site with one condition – the buyer agree to preserve the historic “Old…
Taylor County’s marine agent develops ‘GatorMade’ fishing multi-tool to combat barotrauma in reef fish
Taylor County Marine Extension Agent Victor Blanco has come up with an innovative way to help deep-water anglers keep more fish alive with the invention of a new “GatorMade” fishing…
Man staying at county warming shelter arrested for exposing himself to a child
A Perry man was arrested Monday night, Feb. 2, after allegedly following a nine-year-old girl into the bathroom during an Upward Basketball game at Forest Capital Hall and exposing himself.…
County to request FDEP hold public meeting on Foley Cellulose permit
The Taylor County Commission will request the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) hold a public meeting on its draft permit that would allow Georgia-Pacific’s (GP) Foley Cellulose to move…
132 grams of drugs found during traffic stop
A “significant” amount of synthetic cannabinoid – 132 grams – was seized and three out-of-town suspects were taken into custody following a routine traffic stop over a non-operational tag light…
Tuesday wildfires burn 13 acres, threaten structures
Firefighters battled a pair of brush fires that consumed a combined 13 acres and threatened several structures on Tuesday.…
City awards equipment shelter bid for $34,600
At its Jan. 27 meeting, the City of Perry awarded a $34,600 bid to Michael Lynn, Inc. for the construction of a new equipment shelter at the site of its…
Local businessman urges school board to proceed with caution while pursuing new 1/2-cent sales tax
While the Taylor County School Board is moving forward with its plan to ask voters to approve a new one-half cent sales tax for a 10-year period, one local businessman…
Grant will fund new generator for airport
The Taylor County Commission has awarded a $100,000 contract to Ready Power, LLC, to install an 80KW generator for the Perry-Foley Airport.…
BBTC’s new Advanced Manufacturingfacility ‘a huge win for Taylor County’
Big Bend Technical College’s (BBTC) new Advanced Manufacturing Facility officially opened its doors on Friday, Jan. 30, with local, state and industry leaders hailing it as a major milestone for…
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