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Looking ahead…five decades!
Running water and flushing toilets are a given in everyday life…and are often taken for granted until problems arise. However, the City of Perry is mindful of its sewer utilities,…
DMH asbestos removal bid: $572,248
Based on bids received this week by the Taylor County Commission, it will cost taxpayers more than half a million dollars to remove asbestos from the former Doctors’ Memorial Hospital…
TCSO asking for $331,000
Among the many financial questions facing the Taylor County Commission as it wrestles with the county’s 2018-19 budget is whether or not to pay upwards of $331,000 to bring health…
Christmas killing ‘shattered our life’
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor Happily tuckered out from an evening spent downtown watching a Christmas parade and visiting with Santa, Elisa (Cannon) Foskey was snuggled deep in…
Beach residents save drowning scalloper
By SARAH HARDEN / Staff Writer July 15 proved to be much more than a lazy Sunday for two Keaton Beach neighbors and their families. This past weekend started out…
Lamb was a leader…on and off the links
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Contributing writer Family photos and golfing trophies adorn the walls of a room built by the bare hands and determination of Walter “W.S.” Scott Lamb Sr.…
Sheriff, DMH ask for more county funds
Before the first county budget workshop began on Monday morning, county staff had managed to trim Taylor County’s projected $1.2 million budget deficit by almost $300,000 – leaving commissioners tasked…
Pastor injured in crash
A local pastor, traveling to Gainesville to visit a church member in the hospital there, sustained serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash Monday in Dixie County. Leon Holden, pastor of…
What races are on your Aug. 28 primary ballot?
In addition to the four local races that will appear on the Aug. 28 primary election ballot, Taylor County voters will be asked to help narrow the field for those…
Airport logging project stirs debate
More than 94 acres of timber are being logged at Perry-Foley Airport to clear airspace obstructions and make room for a possible solar farm on the property. However, the decision…
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