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Ring in 2018 at Rocking New Year’s Eve Party
Ring in 2018 at the party of the year Sunday, Dec. 31, at Rosehead Park. The second annual Rocking New Year’s Eve Party, presented by the Taylor County Historical Society,…
$21 million apartment complex deal closed
The developers behind the proposed $21 million high-end apartment complex to be located on U.S. 19 in Perry have closed on the property, bringing the project one step closer to…
Grand opening attracts crowd
For the second time in a month, city and county officials gathered Thursday morning to welcome a new restaurant to Perry, as Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen hosted a grand opening and…
Breakfast with Santa
It’s no wonder Santa Claus is so jolly, because there is so much for him to be jolly about…like the annual Breakfast with Santa hosted by the Perry Elks Lodge…
Waiver for beer tent approved
Since the Perry City Council began allowing non-profit groups the opportunity to apply for permits to hold beer gardens at Rosehead and Loughridge parks in 2015, only two such permits…
Legal maneuvers continue two years after Strickland’s murder
It has been two and one-half years since educator Shelly Strickland was found shot to death at her home, and the legal wrangling by the three men convicted in connection…
County looks to update E-911 system
County commissioners have approved a request from the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) to advertise a request for proposals (RFP) to replace the existing Emergency 911 system with a more…
Bus driver fired after student left on bus
On Monday, the Taylor County School Board voted unanimously to terminate the bus driver responsible for leaving a four-year-old Pre-K student on the bus for an entire school day. There…
City to purchase Buckhalter property located adjacent to Rosehead Park
The Perry City Council has agreed to purchase two parcels of property adjacent to Rosehead Park for $35,000, stating the land could potentially be used for a future city water…
Woman killed in crash
Emergency responders faced a snarl of bent metal and had to deploy the “Jaws of Life” Thursday morning to extricate a 17-year-old Taylor County High School student pinned inside his…
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