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School board will ask voters to renew ‘critical needs’ property tax
The Taylor County School Board unanimously voted Tuesday to ask voters to renew a 0.25 mill critical needs property tax for an additional four years to help cover increased technology…
$50,000 donation
Team leaders from Georgia-Pacific’s Buckeye facility presented a $50,000 donation to Taylor County’s United Way campaign Friday, Jan. 17. The contribution helped add two more “levels” to the campaign’s fund-raising…
Pregnant? T.C. health dept. says: Get a flu shot today
The Florida Department of Health in Taylor County is urging pregnant women to receive the flu vaccination now due to the increased impact that influenza infections are having on pregnant…
Trains rumbling again downtown
A familiar sound returned to downtown Perry Tuesday morning, when the horn of an approaching train gave notice that commercial traffic was once again moving along the city’s rail line,…
Man, 21, dies after being struck twice by vehicles
A 21-year-old Perry man was killed after being struck by two vehicles Wednesday night, Jan. 15, on Old Dixie Highway. Justin Cruce was a pedestrian on the highway when a…
Bridge accident leaves 1 dead
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office is looking into a construction-related accident that left one dead Thursday, Jan. 16. The incident happened on U.S. Highway 98 where crews are putting the…
City council declares emergency action to back police officer
The Perry City Council took emergency action Tuesday night to stand behind a police officer who has been named in a civil suit filed by a local resident recently acquitted…
Damaged rail lines back on track?
Traffic along Perry’s sole rail line could resume as early as today (Friday), just three days after a train derailed here, causing noticeable damage to the tracks along the main…
Lundy to seek re-election to Dist. 4 school board seat
School board member Danny Lundy has registered as a candidate for his District 4 seat, joining his two fellow board members, Brenda C. Carlton and Danny Glover Jr., who will…
Train derails, blocks 9 downtown streets
Downtown Perry was effectively “cut in two” Tuesday when a train traveling through town derailed at the curve near Jefferson Street just before noon, blocking traffic along nine crossings from…
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