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    Neighbors cry foul on modular home

    Neighbors cry foul on modular home

    Construction has resumed at a homesite in the Glenridge Subdivision that has become the center of a new whirlwind of controversy surrounding the city’s “land for homes” home ownership program.…

    DMH posts net loss of $351,000

    Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) officials recently unveiled their financial figures for the first nine months of the current fiscal year, which showed the hospital facing a $351,000 net loss through…

    Second reef bid received

    The Taylor County Commission reaffirmed its decision to award a $63,000 artificial reef deployment to D&L Contracting, LLC, of Suwannee, after discovering a second bid had been received prior to…

    Controversy dogs city’s home ownership program

    The City of Perry continues to court controversy with its “land for homes” program, this time with neighbors crying foul over the placement of what appears to be a mobile…

    Local heroes honored with reception, service

    Pledging “we will not forget,” community leaders are organizing a veterans reception tribute and prayer service for Thursday, May 16, for all Taylor County veterans and their spouses. The event…

    FDOT earmarks $25,000 to replace airport’s gates

    The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) continues to earmark funds for improvements at Perry-Foley Airport, with the latest project set to replace the facility’s main entrance. The Taylor County Commission…

    End-of-the-year activities fill May’s school calendar

    With only three weeks remaining in the 2012-13 school year, they will be busy ones for students and parents as Taylor County schools have announced the dates of their graduation…

    Suspect who fled during trial caught in Arizona

    A defendant who fled the jurisdiction on the second day of his jury trial here was apprehended in Arizona Wednesday night, May 8. Members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task…

    Decades of trial evidence ‘up in smoke’

    Decades of trial evidence ‘up in smoke’

    Tucked on a bottom shelf for nearly 51 years, the gallon of moonshine could almost have been mistaken for a jug of water. However, the evidence sticker on its front—with…

    Legislature overhauls Medicaid billing formulas

    In the final hours of its 2013 session, the Florida Legislature passed a bill overhauling how counties will be expected to pay the state for certain Medicaid bills incurred by…