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Toddler expected to make full recovery
The two-year-old girl who was accidentally backed over by a vehicle driven by her mother a week before Christmas is home and expected to make a full recovery. “Her team…
Civic and business leader Lee Bennett dies of heart attack
Longtime local business owner and civic leader Lee Bennett passed away suddenly from a heart attack Monday morning, Jan. 21. The founder of Bennett’s Glass and Bennett’s Auto Body was…
Straighten Deadman’s Curve?
Deadman’s Curve on Beach Road is an infamous Taylor County landmark, the site of many automobile crashes over the years resulting in a number of deaths, most recently in October.…
Lucky driver
The driver of a truck that hit a power pole on Old Dixie Highway and snapped it off at the base Monday afternoon escaped with no injuries. Five small fires…
Search lasted 30 minutes
Three young children were reportedly trapped inside a small chest freezer for 30-45 minutes before being found unresponsive Sunday. That was the timeline established by the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office…
Final hurdles cleared for Jefferson St. hand over
It has been a long and winding road, but the end is finally in sight for the City of Perry to take ownership of a 1.665-mile stretch of Jefferson Street.…
Out of commission
A large section of fencing surrounding the basketball courts at the Taylor County Sports Complex was torn down sometime this past weekend when a vehicle apparently crashed into the chain-link…
Crime rate rose 7.6% in 2017
According to Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE) uniform crime report, Taylor County’s crime rate rose 7.6% in 2017, ranking the county 53rd out of 67 Florida counties, although the…
Tragic accident claims lives of three children trapped in freezer
Three young children who suffocated to death after becoming trapped in a chest freezer at a home in Live Oak Sunday all have Taylor County ties. A one-year-old girl and…
Pittman files written plea, court appearance waived
Attorneys for Kayla Anne Pittman entered a written plea of “not guilty” on her behalf in response to charges of second degree murder prior to arraignment hearings held Monday. The…
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