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Jury selection set to begin June 23
Jury selection is set for Monday, June 23, in two separate trials – one for a man accused of attacking a woman with a shovel and the other for a…
City seeking funding for wastewater vacuum truck
The City of Perry continues to seek funding sources to help pay for a wastewater vacuum truck that would allow city crews to quickly and efficiently service and clean sewer…
Hart outlines Perry’s most pressing needs to council
In an executive summary recently presented to state officials, City Manager John Hart laid out some of the challenges and most pressing needs facing the City of Perry, which hopes…
Palatka man arrested for smuggling meth following traffic stop
A joint law enforcement effort — which ended with a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Dollar General Marketplace on Hwy. 221 North on Wednesday, June 11 —…
City eyes ‘property maintenance code’
The City of Perry is proposing to adopt a new “Property Maintenance Code” that would set minimum standards for residential and commercial buildings as part of an effort to “protect…
School board will talk selling ‘Rock Building’
Superintendent of Schools Reggie Wentworth is seeking the school board’s approval to sell the district’s oldest school site, which currently houses Bulldog Educational Enterprise and the Special Needs Adult Program…
City, chamber partner to beautify downtown
The City of Perry and Perry-Taylor County Chamber of Commerce is in the midst of several projects that will make Perry’s historic downtown business district more attractive to commerce and…
Council applies for $1 million grant for ‘storefront face’ improvements
In addition to a $2.15 million “Downtown Street Repaving” project scheduled to get underway soon, the City of Perry is applying for another $1 million in Community Development Block Grant…
Perry woman escapes injury in Hwy. 19 crash during heavy rainstorm
A 40-year-old Perry woman escaped injury when her vehicle hydroplaned and flipped during a heavy rainstorm Wednesday afternoon, June 11, on Highway 19, just north of Wayside Park near the…
Flushing is scheduled to continue for weeks
City of Perry officials are notifying city water customers that scheduled water line and hydrant flushing will continue over the coming weeks.…
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