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Council weighs interim rental deal for Boyz to Kings/Girlz to Queens at Loughridge Park
The Perry City Council has directed staff to begin drafting a rental or lease agreement that would give the youth mentoring nonprofits Boyz to Kings and Girlz to Queens space…
BBQ Festival is Sept. 25-26
The “Smokin’ in the Pines” Bugs & BBQ Festival will sizzle next Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25-26, bringing mouth-watering barbecue, live music, a VW Bug Show and family-friendly fun to…
Superintendent calls those opposed to new 1/2-cent sales tax ‘ignorant’
Superintendent of Schools Reggie Wentworth has drawn a distinct line in the sand when it comes to a proposed half-cent sales tax the school district is lobbying for voters to…
Supt. Wentworth apologizes for ‘poor choice of words’
The Perry City Council held the first of two required public hearings on its proposed 2026-27 fiscal year budget on Thursday, Sept. 10, tentatively adopting a $33.3 million budget that…
Council adopts tentative budget 4-1 after debate over capital spending
The Perry City Council held the first of two required public hearings on its proposed 2026-27 fiscal year budget on Thursday, Sept. 10, tentatively adopting a $33.3 million budget that…
Council discusses ordinance allowing ‘alcohol service area’
The Perry City Council has taken the first formal step toward creating a city-wide permitting process that would allow businesses to serve customers food and drink – including alcohol —…
Perry man, 48, sentenced to 57 months in prison
Nicholas Michael Freeman, 48, of Perry, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, cocaine and cocaine base,…
No injuries reported in bus crash
No students were injured when a truck clipped the back of a school bus on Hwy. 19 on Friday afternoon, Sept. 11, according to Superintendent of Schools Reggie Wentworth.…
Senior center in crisis, laysoff all but one staff member
The Taylor Senior Citizens Center is in crisis – as all but one staff member has been laid off, and the program is being operated entirely by volunteers.…
Simon speaks at ‘Partners in Progress’
State Senator Corey Simon (right), shown speaking to School Board member Deidra Dunnell and Willie Anderson, was the featured speaker at Duke Energy’s “Partners in Progress” luncheon series at the…
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