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City’s new policy flushes out unregistered sexual predator
The Perry City Council’s recent decision to post signs in front of the homes of registered sexual predators had an unintended consequence, flushing out an offender who had not registered…
Want good grades? 2013 Valedictorian: Stay awake in class
Taylor County High School (TCHS) Valedictorian James Clover may have taken a more laid back approach to his studies, but by no means was he any less passionate about doing…
Dedication, 4.0 GPA goal pays for Class of 2013 salutatorian
Conscientious to a fault, Eli Walker usually has no problem following the “don’t-answer-your-phone” policy at work. But when he saw who the caller was Wednesday—Taylor County High School—he couldn’t resist…
Active hurricane season predicted
The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins Saturday and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is once again forecasting an active season this year. For the six-month hurricane season, which…
Perry woman with boating party of drowned man
The body of a Jacksonville man was found Tuesday in the St. Johns River, two days after he disappeared while boating with four others, one of whom is from Perry.…
Driver faces DUI manslaughter charge
An arrest warrant has been issued for Jason Wilson Wall for the September 2011 death of Erin Nichole (Walker) Lawless, the Perry mother who died in a violent car crash…
Snakebite victim on the mend, back home
The Taylor County Elementary School student bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake last week is home and on her way to making a full recovery. Madison Sadler’s aunt Amanda Hart said…
Because We Are Americans
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Staff writer Retired Naval Capt. Morris Steen read the names of Taylor County’s war dead with a voice and bearing that gave testament to every…
Rocky’s to be new Shady Grove P.O.
Although Tuesday was the last day of operation for the Shady Grove Post Office, local post office box patrons will soon have a new location for picking up their mail:…
Farmer’s Market opens Saturday, June 8
The Perry Downtown Farmer’s Market presented by Main Street Perry will officially open for business on Saturday, June 8, at 8 a.m. in the new Grand Pavilion at Rosehead Park.…
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