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Listening to the call
By ANTHONY L. WHITE They all heard it. Lametris. Brandon. And Hope. Lametris McBride had evacuated with her family to Orlando ahead of the forecasted direct hit by Hurricane Idalia…
Perry teen killed in accidental shooting
A Taylor County High School (TCHS) freshman, Keyvon Bolden, 14, was accidentally shot and killed by his younger brother during the early-morning hours of Friday, Sept. 1, in Tallahassee.…
Debris collection starts to ramp up
Hurricane Idalia debris collection is expected to ramp up on Friday, Sept. 8.…
Road to recovery
Nearly one week after disaster struck the Taylor County community, the road to recovery is well underway.…
96% of state has power restored
On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that nearly 545,000 accounts, representing 96% of all accounts that lost power following Hurricane Idalia, had been restored – leaving fewer than 23,000 accounts…
Tri-County ‘halfway’ restored
As of Monday, Sept. 4, at noon, Tri-County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) officials said they were officially “halfway” to being fully restored, although 9,944 customers remained without power at that time.…
Looters arrested in Steinhatchee
A trio of would-be looters was arrested in Steinhatchee Friday night, Sept. 1, after being stopped for breaking the mandatory curfew in affect due to Hurricane Idalia.…
School resumes Sept. 7
Taylor County students will return to class this Thursday, Sept. 7, with regular school hours.…
Pile up debris by the side of the road
Residents are instructed to pile up vegetative storm debris (tree limbs, logs, branches, plants, etc.) along the side of the road for pick-up by a storm debris removal contractor hired…
Idalia wrecks Taylor
Hurricane Idalia left a wide swaft of devastation across the entire county Wednesday morning, with a potential-record storm surge in some areas along Taylor County’s coast, destructive winds that ripped…
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