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Glover’s DOE hearing delayed, will be re-scheduled
A two-day, in-person hearing on a complaint filed by the Florida Department of Education (FLDE) against Superintendent of Schools candidate Danny Glover – originally set for Jan. 23-24 in Tallahassee…
BBTC receives $500,000 in state grants
The Taylor County School District has been awarded more than $500,000 in state grants to help fund workforce development programs at Big Bend Technical College (BBTC).…
Proposed bill would impose term limits on county commissioners
Last year, the Florida Legislature imposed eight-year term limits for school board members across the state, reducing the 12-year term limit legislators approved one year earlier.…
Commission seeking state’s help to replace airport’s fuel systems
The Taylor County Commission is seeking $1.4 million in state funding assistance to replace two fuel systems at Perry-Foley Airport.…
Temporary bridge
Anderson Columbia is currently working on two bridge replacement projects on Beach Road (County Road 361) between Olan Murphy Road and Dennis Howell Road. Crews are currently in the process…
Postal rates increase for 5th time in 2 years
The price to send a letter or mail a package through the United States Postal Service (USPS) went up this week — the fifth rate increase in the past two…
BBTC director recommends bonuses for instructors
Big Bend Technical College (BBTC) Director Jodi Tillman is recommending that 10 CTE (Career & Technical Education) instructors receive a combined $23,300 in bonuses based on 252 postsecondary certifications/licensures being…
Task Force ‘pauses efforts’ to find buyer for GP plant
A local Citizens’ Action Task Force has suspended its efforts to identify potential pulp and paper industry buyers for the local mill in response to Georgia-Pacific’s (GP) decision to “evaluate…
‘We did not do a good job’
Superintendent of Schools Alicia Beshears vowed the local school district “would do a better job” in the future if circumstances called for another mass evacuation of students like the one…
Negotiations between school district, unions began in May
Negotiations between the school district and the instructional and non-instructional unions began last May and are now close to reaching the nine-month mark.…
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