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Don’t forget road closure
Georgia-Pacific (GP) officials remind residents that Jim Lee Road will be closed today (Friday) to allow for pipeline construction activity. Jim Lee Road is located north of Hampton Springs Road…
Supporting the next generation of Dreamers & Doers
Deciding they needed to do their part to support the local school district and its students, a group of local volunteers restarted the Dreamers and Doers organization in 2017. President…
New retailers moving to Perry
The current owners of the former Kmart building are working on renovating the retail property in order to prepare it for sale or lease. According to City Manager Taylor Brown,…
Already swatting mosquitoes? Call now for spraying!
Following another mild winter and an extremely rainy 2018, Taylor County residents are already noticing an early start to mosquito season this year. In response, Taylor County Mosquito Control is…
$15 million sewer plant goes online next month
One year after construction began, the City of Perry’s new $15 million sewer plant expansion is set to go online. Work on the project began in March of last year…
Truth stranger than fiction? Perry man says he ‘vanished’ to protect his family
Local and federal law enforcement officers descended on the Perry Golf & Country Club (PGCC) last Wednesday afternoon to serve a federal arrest warrant issued for a local club member…
Big plays & hard hits
By AARON PORTWOOD /Publisher “He was from Live Oak, and like many of the guys born and raised there, he would hit his own mom if she was carrying a…
Drugs stashed for inmate crew?
An alert citizen who observed suspicious activity at the Taylor County Sports Complex Wednesday afternoon tipped off law enforcement and their investigation led to two arrests and the seizure of…
Start of $17 million rail upgrade nears
Work to upgrade the rail line through Perry should begin later this year, thanks to a $8.6 million federal grant awarded to Taylor County in 2017. The Taylor County Commission…
Invasion of privacy or unintentional oversharing?
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff writer “Have you lost your spare car key or remote?” read the sponsored Facebook advertisement on Perry resident Amanda J.’s newsfeed. Less than an hour…
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