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Grants sought for Forest Capital Park improvements
Both the Taylor County Commission and the Perry-Taylor County Chamber of Commerce are seeking state grants to fund improvements at Forest Capital Park, which is home to many of the…
Commission looking into commercial fishing ‘co-op’
Although Taylor County is home to a number of commercial fishermen, there is no dedicated public facility along the county’s coast for them to unload their catch.…
County supports FWC request for Hickory Mound funds
The Taylor County Commission has agreed to support the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in seeking $675,000 in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding for improvements to Hickory…
Funds sought to rehab airport’s secondary runway
County officials are seeking firms interested in rehabbing Perry-Foley Airport’s secondary runway, 12-30, a project that will be funded through a $3.5 million grant from the Florida Department of Transportation…
New EMS bids range from $233,000 to $1.5 million higher than the current rate
Taylor County will have a new 911 emergency medical services (EMS) provider on Jan. 1, after Century Ambulance, which has provided that service to the county since 2021, declined to…
Commission votes to take back control of emergency management from TCSO
The Taylor County Commission voted this week to formally notify Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett that the county will once again resume control over the Taylor County Emergency Management department.…
Traffic stops lead to drug arrests, seizures
Over the span of five days last week, a series of unrelated traffic stops led to a variety of drug and driving violation arrests, as well as the seizure of…
Chamber nominated for Flagler Award for marketing campaign
The Perry-Taylor County Chamber of Commerce has been nominated as a finalist for the annual “Flagler Awards,” to be presented at the 2025 Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism scheduled on…
Our Comeback
By DAWN V. PEREZ / Director, Perry-Taylor County Chamber of Commerce When three hurricanes slammed into the Taylor County coastline in rapid succession over the course of just 13 months,…
Perry man pleads guilty to federal firearm charge
David Alan Miles, 31, of Perry pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States…
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