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‘Good news: all kids from Perry are fine’
Taylor County High School seniors saw more than skyscrapers during their first day in New York City, N.Y. The group was in Times Square Thursday when a vehicle plowed into…
Home invasion suspects shoot dog
A family dog was shot and injured by one of two suspects during an attempted home invasion late Friday, May 12, at a residence on El Matador Street. The homeowner…
No daily passes for public boat ramps
When scallop season begins in less than a month, thousands of boaters will arrive at the Taylor County coast to discover they can no longer pay $5 for a daily…
Full circle
Taylor County High School’s 2017 graduating seniors returned to where many of them started their educational journeys, Perry Primary School (PPS), on Wednesday, May 17. The soon-to-be graduates wore their…
County to FWC: When will Hickory Mound re-open?
With Hickory Mound still closed to vehicle traffic after suffering damage from Hurricane Hermine, the Taylor County Commission has sent a letter to the executive director of the Florida Fish…
Renovations set to begin on new elections office?
The Taylor County Commission is continuing to move forward with preparing a county-owned building on U.S. 19 as the new home for the supervisor of elections. This week, the commission…
Robbery suspect remains at large
A Dollar General employee was visibly upset but uninjured after being robbed just as the store (located in the Save-A-Lot shopping center) opened Tuesday shortly after 8 a.m. The suspect…
Immigration debate gets personal for one local family
The immigration debate, which captivated the nation before the 2016 election and hasn’t ended since, took a personal turn last week for a family in Perry when Rudy Blanco, a…
Jury selection begins Monday for Gear trial
Jury selection will begin Monday morning, May 22, for the first degree murder trial of Billy Gear, charged with the death of Melissa Darnell, 23. In a hearing this Monday…
Man caught smuggling cell phone
A Tamarac (Fla.) man was nabbed Saturday, May 13, attempting to smuggle a cell phone into Taylor Correctional Institution (TCI) while, in an unrelated incident, a second suspect there for…
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