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District raising substitute pay by 10-30¢ per hour
In an effort to help school administrators and transportation department officials find coverage for employees who are out sick or on leave, the Taylor County School Board has agreed to…
Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run will be held April 11
The annual Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run will be held Thursday, April 11, starting at 10 a.m. Participants are asked to meet at the Walmart parking lot at 9:30…
Toxic cocktail of alcohol, guns, rage robs family of husband, father
What began as a Saturday afternoon of friends hanging out and enjoying some food before heading out for dancing and drinks, escalated into two separate incidents involving guns — including…
AMTEC faces $188,000 in fines for 2018 explosion that killed 2
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ammunition manufacturer AMTEC Less Lethal Systems Inc. for exposing employees to explosive hazards after an explosion fatally…
Anderson promoted
Kristy Anderson, a 13-year veteran with the county and five-year veteran of emergency management, has been promoted from deputy director to director of the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) Department…
Republicans go to the polls April 9 for special primary
The Republican primary for the State House District 7 special election is Tuesday, April 9. Early voting will continue through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at…
County, homeowner face-off over Cedar Island foreclosure
In April 2011, a hearing was held before the Taylor County Code Enforcement hearing officer concerning a house at Cedar Island that neighbors argued constituted a danger to nearby homes…
Grand jury: No charges in Strickland shooting
After hearing evidence from the State Attorney’s Office and testimony from an undisclosed number of witnesses, a local grand jury has declined to bring charges in the Jan. 20 shooting…
Little indicted for first degree murder
On Tuesday, a Taylor County grand jury indicted confessed serial killer Samuel Little, 78, with the 1993 murder of Ruby Dean Lane, whose skeletal remains were found in a wooded…
Perry ground zero for meteor strike?
Falling star (or planet)? A military drill or terrorist attack? A helicopter search spotlight? Peeping tom? Aliens or UFOs? End time rapture? A large number of local residents still awake…
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