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DOGE seeks more financial information from Taylor County
Governor Ron DeSantis’ Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has reached out to all participating counties — including Taylor County — requesting additional information pertaining to revenue sources and how those…
Council to vote on franchise renewal for Duke Energy
At its next meeting on Aug. 12, the City of Perry will vote on renewing a franchise agreement that would continue to grant Duke Energy the right to utilize city…
Donation of SNAP portable to B&G Club approved after move
The Taylor County School Board gave its blessing — retroactively – to donating a portable building to the Boys & Girls Club to house SNAP (Special Needs Adult Program), which…
School budget includes small tax increase for 2025-26 year
The Taylor County School Board will hold a public hearing on its proposed 2024-26 budget and a fractional increase in its millage rate on Tuesday, July 29, beginning at 5:15…
Local businesses assist family who lost house in fire
Thanks to the generosity of several local businesses, the Golf Course Road home destroyed by a suspected arson fire on June 28 has been demolished and removed at no cost…
Padgett vows to take budget to DeSantis
Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett has said he will bypass county commissioners and instead seek approval from Gov. Ron DeSantis in an ongoing dispute over his $9.4 million budget request…
Commission cuts TCSO budget by $200,000 from current year funding level
Following a heated exchange between Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett and the Taylor County Commission during a budget workshop last week, the board has penciled in $8,933,000 in funding for…
Board tentatively balances county budget for 2025-26
By the end of last Thursday’s budget workshop, the Taylor County Commission had identified ways to balance the county’s two largest funds, although several unknowns remain that could have big…
Four-way stop to remain at Green/Center intersection
After hearing feedback from local citizens and getting a $23,000 quote to repair a damaged traffic light, the Perry City Council has agreed by consensus that the intersection of Green…
Bethea and Brannen are new assistant principals
Two familiar faces are back in administrative positions within the Taylor County School District, following Superintendent of Schools Reggie Wentworth’s appointments of Courtney Bethea as assistant principal at Taylor County…
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