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Congressional upheaval may impact Taylor reps
The Florida Legislature announced this week it will hold a second special session this summer after the Florida Supreme Court invalidated the state’s congressional district map which lawmakers passed in…
City taxpayers are on the hook for demolition of condemned building
City taxpayers will bear the brunt of the estimated $6,000-8,000 cost of tearing down the abandoned, derelict gas station located at the corner of Dundee Street and U.S. Highway 19…
Engineers: Structural reinforcements needed at Taylor County High School
Members of the Taylor County School Board received a good news/bad news report Tuesday night regarding the state of the high school after a corner section of block collapsed Father’s…
‘Avid outdoorsman, people person’ honored with first memorial reef
Skimming across the Gulf waters off Taylor County’s coast aboard his boat “The Salt Shaker” was Larry Dasher’s favorite place to be. Even better were “overnighters” spent under the stars…
County commission schedules third budget workshop Tuesday to continue financial talks
With the Taylor County Commission still working to overcome an initial $500,000 deficit in its proposed 2015-16 budget, the board has scheduled a third workshop for Tuesday to hammer out…
Murphy prepared to take the lead in honoring soldiers
While joining the rest of the country in mourning the deaths of five American soldiers killed Thursday in Chattanooga, Tenn., Taylor County Clerk of Court Annie Mae Murphy was also…
Alcohol a factor in bridge crash at SGI
Alcohol was a factor in a vehicle crash Saturday where a Perry man stepped into the path of an on-coming vehicle crossing the St. George Island Bridge in Franklin County.…
Close call on Beach Road
The driver and passenger of this Ford F-150 came within a hairsbreadth of crashing into a power pole Monday afternoon, after the vehicle rolled once. The truck came to stop…
Property values on the rise: 5%
For the second year in a row, the total real property value in Taylor County is projected to increase. This follows five straight years of declines during which the county…
Taxpayers will see decrease in SRWMD millage rate for 2016
The Suwannee River Water Management District’s Governing Board approved reducing its tentative fiscal year 2016 millage rate. The board voted to reduce the millage rate to 0.4104 from 0.4141, resulting…
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