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Federal cut could cost DMH $250,000 annually
Before last week, most Taylor County residents, along with a majority of Floridians, probably had never heard of the federal Low Income Pool (LIP) healthcare program. But now the program…
Life is a roller coaster…and God provides
By TRAVIS COKER My 14-year-old daughter, Emily Coker, is scheduled to receive a kidney transplant Tuesday, May 12. This event is the result of a long battle with kidney disease.…
Three words changed Parrish’s life forever
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Staff writer “You have cancer.” Those three words changed Ella Mae Parrish’s life in an instant last July. “Nothing is ever the same after you…
City Council moves ahead with U.S. 19 appearance policy
With no one from the public present to speak for or against a new set of standards for properties that border U.S. 19, the Perry City Council unanimously approved the…
Judge Parker on short list for appointment to appeals court
Third Judicial Circuit Judge Greg Parker is one of six judges and attorneys under consideration for appointment to the First District Court of Appeals. In all, 22 judges and attorneys…
No injuries reported in lunchtime crash
Lunchtime commuters were forced to detour from Jefferson Street after a two-vehicle crash blocked both lanes of traffic Wednesday, April 29, at the intersection of U.S. 27. According to a…
Army Corps will review Rosehead Park engineering plans this month
Although the current plans for Phase II of Rosehead Park look much different than the original vision for the proposed lake in downtown Perry, city officials are hopeful that, after…
Old favorites and new traditions promised for landmark 60th Florida Forest Festival
The 60th annual Florida Forest Festival promises to be a landmark year with the return of several “old favorites” and a host of new traditions in the making. “We are…
DMH projects to end fiscal year in the red
Facing a $1.8 million drop in outpatient revenue over the first nine months of the current fiscal year, Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) is projecting to finish the year with a…
Waterspouts draw sirens along coast Monday morning
Storms off the Taylor County coast produced at least six water spouts Monday morning, prompting local emergency management officials to set off coastal sirens to warn boaters and residents of…
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