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SRWMD partners with city for Spring Creek lake project, donates $350,000
The Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) is providing about $350,000 in cost-share funds to assist the City of Perry with improvements to Spring Creek as part of the district’s…
Tractor Supply breaks ground
Construction is underway on a new Tractor Supply Company store in Perry, the company’s 50th Florida location. The Perry Tractor Supply store will be located at 2500 South Byron Butler…
120 ‘cubes’ deployed at Buckeye Reef
Some 60 sixty concrete cubes (3’ x 3’ x 3’) were placed on the Buckeye Reef site last week, with an additional deployment of another 60 cubes planned this week.…
USPS applauds grand opening of Shady Grove’s ‘village post office’
The community of Shady Grove celebrated the grand opening of its new Village Post Office located inside Rocky’s Thursday morning. Representatives from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the Perry-Taylor…
Two arrested for prostitution
Reports of suspicious activity in the area of Woodridge Apartment early Friday morning, Aug. 16, led the arrest to two individuals on prostitution charges. When an officer was dispatched to…
Stockholders back Buckeye, GP merger
Buckeye Technologies Inc., announced Thursday that its stockholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger at a special stockholders’ meeting on Aug. 15 among Georgia-Pacific LLC (“Georgia-Pacific”), GP Cellulose Group…
Trial date set for McNutt
On Dec. 9, 2011, a long-simmering dispute between neighboring landowners boiled over and not only left two people dead, but also a third suffering injuries he will bear a lifetime.…
‘Smooth start’ for new school year
After a summer that saw many changes within the Taylor County School District, students are now back in class and the 2013-14 school year is officially underway. According to Superintendent…
Take to the sky
By MARK VIOLA / Staff writer It has long been Mike DeGuire’s dream to fly a helicopter, beginning with his service in Vietnam when the aircraft provided him passage through…
Dream big
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Staff writer A splash pad where youngsters of all ages could escape for summer fun. A three-story grand pavilion that welcomed visitors to Perry’s historic…
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