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Prescription drug abuse hits ‘close to home’ for two commissioners
Stating that the prescription drug addiction epidemic has affected at least one member of every family in Taylor County, county commissioners voted 4-0 in favor of joining a proposed class…
‘Zoned’ trash collection starts June 4
Garbage. Vegetative debris. Trash. Over the past several months, city residents have received a crash course in vocabulary as far as what each of those terms means in relation to…
Downtown spring head a step closer to restoration
The spring head at Folsom Park on Center Street has loomed large in Perry lore for well over a century. Legend has it that the very first pioneer settlers camped…
Athletes on parade
A caravan of law enforcement and emergency response vehicles paraded down Jefferson Street Thursday morning in support of the annual Florida Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Coordinator Lin…
Jail repairs on the rise
Unexpected maintenance costs at the Taylor County Jail led to county commissioners authorizing the transfer of more than $7,000 from a budgetary reserve fund to cover the costs of repairs.…
Old Dixie Highway complaints, suggestions reach county commission
Local residents and county commissioners discussed several potential solutions to safety concerns with the county-owned Old Dixie Highway, which runs through the city limits between County Road 30 and Jefferson…
Rain can’t stop the music
In its 16th year, the Florida State Bluegrass Festival once again drew a large crowd of music fans who converged on Perry from locales across the country — and even…
Applications for Hampton Springs Advisory Council due by April 30
The luxurious Hotel Hampton was one of the longest-lasting mineral springs resorts in the country, thriving from its heyday in the early 1900s well into the late 1940s. The secret…
Master Runner Michael Rhodes takes on the Boston Marathon
By CAITLYN BURCHETT “Drive, determination, dedication, focus and persistence” are the words friends and fellow runners use to describe Perry resident and master runner Michael Rhodes. What began as a…
District faces ‘big decisions’
The Taylor County School Board has some “big decisions” ahead as it faces a multitude of new mandates put in place by the Florida Legislature in the wake of the…
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