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Commission cuts TCSO budget by $200,000 from current year funding level
Following a heated exchange between Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett and the Taylor County Commission during a budget workshop last week, the board has penciled in $8,933,000 in funding for…
Board tentatively balances county budget for 2025-26
By the end of last Thursday’s budget workshop, the Taylor County Commission had identified ways to balance the county’s two largest funds, although several unknowns remain that could have big…
Four-way stop to remain at Green/Center intersection
After hearing feedback from local citizens and getting a $23,000 quote to repair a damaged traffic light, the Perry City Council has agreed by consensus that the intersection of Green…
Bethea and Brannen are new assistant principals
Two familiar faces are back in administrative positions within the Taylor County School District, following Superintendent of Schools Reggie Wentworth’s appointments of Courtney Bethea as assistant principal at Taylor County…
33-year-old critically injured in electric bike crash Sunday
A 33-year-old Perry man was critically injured Sunday evening, July 20, when a chain on his electric bike came off and wrapped around a pedal, causing the rear tire to…
Hundreds of shoppers head downtown
Hundreds of shoppers made their way around the downtown Perry shopping district for the first in a series of “3rd Friday” events on Friday, July 18. Willoughby Home & Interiors…
City council appoints Webb to DMH board
The Perry City Council filled one of its two seats on the Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) Board of Directors with the appointment of Hope Harvey Webb during its June 24…
Traffic stop leads to trafficking arrest
A routine traffic stop Monday, July 14, for faulty tag lights led to the arrest of a Perry woman on drug trafficking charges and the seizure of some 32 grams…
Man leads deputies on5-mile chase
A man wanted on a felony warrant for fleeing and eluding law enforcement officers racked up a second charge for the same offense after leading deputies on a five-mile chase…
Two local road resurfacing projects enter design phase
The Taylor County Commission has tasked two of its contracted engineering firms to oversee the design work necessary for state-funded resurfacing projects on Spring Warrior Road and Industrial Drive.…
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