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    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

    ‘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

    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

    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…

    Fire’em up!

    Fire’em up!

    Muddy says don’t miss a minute of the fun at this weeked’s “Smokin’ in the Pines BBQ Festival” at Forest Capital Park. Grills fire up today (Friday) and judging commences…

    Mother of three killed in explosion

    Mother of three killed in explosion

    Christina Vann Patterson beamed with a mother’s pride as she hugged her youngest son tight and prepared to send him off to the Marines. Surrounded by her family, it was…

    What if? Active shooter drill

    What if? Active shooter drill

    By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor Eleven Taylor County High School (TCHS) students and faculty members were shot — with at least three confirmed dead — when a masked…