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Schools ‘responsive’ to bullying reports
With school bullying continuing to make news across the nation, School Superintendent Paul Dyal said local schools are “doing a very good job” investigating reports of bullying brought to their…
Review: Stallone, Schwarzenegger are not only reasons to see ‘Escape Plan’
Not all films set out to win prestigious awards, and “Escape Plan” is surprisingly a solid action movie that is both fun and exciting. Obviously, the biggest selling point of…
PPD awarded for ‘spice’ enforcement
The Perry Police Department (PPD) was in the minority when it first stepped up its enforcement efforts in 2011-12 regarding synthetic cannabis, more commonly known as “spice.” “We recognized this…
Music, good times roll at 2013 ‘Magnolia Fest’
By ANGELA CASTELUCCI One song bled into the next, like a favorite vinyl record worn smooth from playing over and over again. Raw-bone lean and wearing his 77 years like…
‘Dogs take on Lincoln Oct. 25
The Taylor County High football team, riding high after clinching a spot in the state playoffs last week, will host one of the state’s finest football programs over the last…
Webb presents ‘Sibling Rivalry’
James Webb, the award-winning playwright of “The Contract” and “Wrestling with Angels,” presents his newest stage play, “Sibling Rivalry,” at the Southside Arts Complex in Tallahssee. The played opened Thursday,…
New park honors Perry’s ‘angels’
In the past year, the Perry community has lost three young lives that were just beginning to bloom: Caleb Sullivan, 16; Angel Olivia Ketring, 15; and Jakourtney “Tasha” Davis, 19.…
Bears packing in for the winter so keep your garbage secure
In fall, the world is an all-you-can-eat buffet for Florida black bears. Programmed to pack in extra calories before winter, bears can smell food a mile away and will eat…
Violet Christine Frith
Violet Christine Frith, 80, died at her home, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. Funeral services will be held at Beggs Funeral Home Chapel in Perry today, Friday, Oct. 25, at 3…
Application deadline extended
The application deadline for Taylor County Habitat for Humanity’s new program called “A Brush With Kindness” has been extended to Friday, Nov. 15. The program serves lowincome families who struggle…
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