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City Council passes budget, immediately eyes changes
The Perry City Council finalized its budget for the upcoming year with no comments from the public or members themselves Tuesday, adopting a “roll-back” millage rate (6.0716 percent) that will…
Commissioners late with Lakey evaluations
County commissioners have not yet finalized their annual performance evaluations for County Administrator Ted Lakey, despite the fact more than seven months have passed since his one-year work anniversary. As…
Alive in memory
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor Amanda “Mandy” Hale was left with a brood of children still in their tender years when her husband, Henry, died in a Union…
FLOODED: Cost of repairs to private roads $40,000 & rising
After portions of Taylor County received nearly 20 inches of rain over the past month, county commissioners have opted to ease long-standing restrictions prohibiting the expenditure of taxpayers funds on…
Woodfaulk, DMH reach settlement
City Councilwoman Venita Woodfaulk has reached an agreement with Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) regarding a lawsuit she filed in December 2017 alleging she was the victim of retaliation, racial and…
County plans for upgrades at historic Hampton Springs Park
The Hampton Springs Advisory Committee, along with the Taylor County Commission, continue to make plans for improving the local historical landmark as well as reduce vandalism at the site. At…
TCMS students ‘dig’ new Ag program
By SARAH HARDEN / Staff writer Seventh and eighth grade students in the new Taylor County Middle School (TCMS) introductory agriculture courses — “Exploration of Agriculture” and “Fundamentals of Agriculture,…
Council moves forward with taking ownership of Jefferson
The Perry City Council has approved an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to assume ownership of a 1.665-mile stretch of Jefferson Street. The city is now waiting…
County balks at Wright Road, Jefferson transfer
County commissioners expressed some reservations Tuesday night over an agreement reached in January that would include the county assuming ownership and maintenance of a portion of Hwy. 221 in exchange…
Active shooter drill planned at TCHS Sept. 17
It is a scenario everyone hopes will never come true, but one the school district and emergency responders must be prepared for — an active shooter on a school campus.…
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