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ALS explosion claims 2nd life
In every family, there is that one member who can always be counted on to make you smile. For the Fowler-Evernham family, that person was son and brother Thomas Fowler…
PPD officers can now retire with ‘20 and out’
Perry police officers now have the option of serving “20 and out” under recent changes to its pension plan. The new provision allows officers with 20 years of service to…
Grant to fund full-time firefighter for beaches
Taylor County will receive $128,583 in federal funds over the next three years to help hire a full-time firefighter to be stationed in the beaches area. Currently, the Taylor County…
Airfield lighting to get $435,000 in upgrades
The Perry-Foley Airport will soon receive a much-needed upgrade to its airfield lighting system, which dates back to the 1940s, thanks to a $435,000 project almost entirely funded by grants.…
‘BBQ Kings’ offer taste of Poland
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Contributing writer “BBQ Kings Polska” (Polish BBQ Kings) team members brought a taste of Poland to Perry at the Smokin’ in the Pines BBQ Festival on…
Fire Brigade
Georgia-Pacific’s Foley Cellulose “Foley Fire Brigade” has increased its firefighting capabilities to the “Advanced Interior-Exterior Structural Brigade” level thanks to additional training members received at a local training facility. The…
Missing man’s remains found
The Americus Police Department (APD) in Georgia reported Tuesday that skeletal remains found in a wooded area there are believed to be those of former Perry resident Derek Parks, 32,…
Wanted man cuts ankle monitor, flees
A Perry man wanted on an active probation warrant was arrested in Madison Tuesday after cutting off his ankle monitor and fleeing into the woods. K-9 teams from the Madison…
County administrator fields questions concerning contract, family residence
During a discussion at the end of a Sept. 13 county workshop meeting, County Administrator Ted Lakey took exception to being questioned by County Commission Chair Pam Feagle about when…
$105,500 allocated to ‘harden’ schools for better security
By SARAH HARDEN / Staff writer At a meeting just two weeks prior to the Sept. 17 “active school shooter” drill – which left 11 students and staff “dead or…
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