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Federal $$$ secured for Keaton channel markers
After several weeks of an all-out push by county staff, state and national elected officials and private citizens, County Administrator LaWanda Pemberton received word on Friday, May 9 that federal…
Certificate approved for medical transport company
The Taylor County Commission has issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) to Survival Flight EMS, LLC, which plans to offer non-emergency interfacility transports from Doctors’ Memorial Hospital.…
Four Rivers sues Georgia-Pacific
Taylor County’s largest private landowner has filed a civil suit against the county’s longtime largest employer and taxpayer over the Georgia-Pacific (GP) Foley Mill’s continued use of the Fenholloway River…
Demolition of Foley mill will begin soon
After ceasing all manufacturing activities many months ago, Georgia-Pacific (GP) is now decontaminating and dismantling equipment that will be transferred off the property prior to beginning the demolition phase at…
Pipeline makes mill site more desirable
Georgia-Pacific’s (GP’s) Fenholloway River pipeline is just one of several assets that make the Foley Mill property one of the most desirable potential industrial sites in the entire southeastern United…
School district projected to lose more students next year
The Taylor County School District is expected to see yet another drop in students for the upcoming 2025-26 school year, based on projections from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE).…
County awards 11 housing bids totaling $2.1 million
The Taylor County Commission has awarded bids totaling $2.1 million to three companies to construct 11 new homes in Taylor County, replacing structures damaged by Hurricane Idalia in 2023.…
13-year-old cancer patient sworn in at statewide ceremony
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) took the lead in organizing a massive swearing-in ceremony for a 13-year-old boy with terminal brain cancer that boasted attendance from Gov. Ron DeSantis,…
Two critically injured in 4-vehicle crash
First responders faced three separate victim entrapments and a crash scene stretching the length of a football field when a flatbed Airgas delivery truck and loaded log truck collided on…
Foley mill to drop to county’s 5th largest taxpayer
Just how much does Georgia-Pacific’s (GP) Foley Cellulose mill dwarf all other county businesses in terms of taxable value — and therefore the amount of taxes the company has historically…
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