Home » Archives by category » News (Page 591)
‘They didn’t cancel on us’
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor In preparing for Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony, Sheriff Wayne Padgett knew the weather was going to be a major factor. Someone asked him,…
Pre-K teacher, aide both fired
A Taylor County Pre-K teacher and teacher’s aide have been fired for violating local school board and state board of education policies, reportedly after the employees failed to follow employee…
Hampton Springs Advisory Board adds 2
The newly-formed Hampton Springs Advisory Board now has a full contingent of seven members after county commissioners appointed two additional people this week. The new appointees are W.M. “Mack” Colson…
No greater love
BY CAITLYN BURCHETT / Contributing writer Raindrops rolled like tears down the six-foot-tall granite slabs at Veterans Memorial Park on Memorial Day, dampening each of the 840 names chiseled in…
About-face: Council reverses plan to appoint vetting team
The Perry City Council did a complete about face Tuesday night, dropping the idea of appointing a team to pre-screen city manager applicants, and opting instead to handle the entire…
B&G Club applies to run Head Start here next year
The Boys & Girls Club of North Central Florida will be seeking to take over Head Start and Early Head Start services in Taylor County when federal officials officially put…
Graduation to proceed as planned
The Taylor County High School Class of 2018 will hold graduation ceremonies as originally planned — beginning at 8:18 p.m. at Dorsett Stadium tonight (Friday) — hoping to avoid any…
Honoring out national heroes
American Legion Auxiliary Post #291 in Steinhatchee, with the help of the Sons of the Legion and others in the Steinhatchee community, held a Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m.…
More rain is on its way!
Although the official start of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season is still a week away, local emergency management officials are keeping a close eye on a disturbance in the southern…
County will defer to policy on paving requests
At the request of Commissioners Jim Moody and Steve Spradley, the county commission will use its adopted paving policy, including traffic count data and other criteria, to rank Davis Walker…
Recent Comments