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Hurricane season ends not with a bang, but a whimper
The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season ended Saturday, marking one of the least active seasons in the past 60 years, with the fewest number of hurricanes since 1982. According to the…
Rosehead Lake moving forward
Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers will be in Perry next Thursday, Dec. 5, to conduct a site visit for the proposed Rosehead Park lake addition. \“This is a…
Rawls was MVP to Perry patients
By SUSAN H. LINCOLN / Managing Editor When Dr. James Rawls began talking, I was transported back 30 years to his office on East Ash Street, where he sat and…
Ready for championship BBQ, rockin’ blues?
With four barbecue competitions and 14 hours of live music, the Southern Pines Blues & BBQ Festival returns to Forest Capital State Park in just two weeks, Dec. 13-14. Organizers…
Temps will plunge
State and local emergency management officials are urging Taylor County residents and visitors to stay alert and exercise caution through the upcoming holiday after a storm system moved through the…
Nelson is honored as 2013 Rural Physician of the Year
The Florida Rural Health Association (FRHA) has named Dr. Miles V. Nelson of Perry the 2013 Rural Physician of the Year. FRHA’s Rural Physician of the Year Award recognizes a…
City takes belt to baggy pants?
The Perry City Council looks to kick off the new year tackling two polar opposite issues: baggy pants and ethics training. Councilwoman Shirlie Hampton initiated discussion on both topics at…
Page commission chair with a split vote of 3-2
Taylor County Commissioner Malcolm Page was elected chairman of the board during the commission’s annual re-organization held last week. Page was elected in a split 3-2 vote over former Chair…
County workers to pocket a $500 incentive payment
Stating it was far less than employees deserve, but the best gesture of appreciation it could make, the Taylor County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a one-time performance incentive payment…
Noland’s voyage began in space, landed on Walter Cronkite’s desk
On July 20, 1969, Josh Noland, like millions of others around the world, sat in his living room to watch man’s first step foot on the moon. On his television,…
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