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County declares state of emergency on Easter
With more than three inches of additional rain falling on the county Friday exacerbating flooding conditions in many locations, the Taylor County Commission met on Easter Sunday to declare a…
Pre-K employee fired for violation of discipline policy
A Taylor County Pre-K employee has been terminated following an incident involving a student. According to Superintendent Paul Dyal, who would not identify the employee because he or she has…
Kallschmidt is regional champ
Taylor County High senior Luke Kallschmidt placed first in the 300 meter hurdles in the Class 2A, Region 1 track meet held last week at Jacksonville-Bowles High School. Kallschmidt’s time…
Perry war veteran, 90, boards Honor Flight on April 26
Harold Young, a Perry World War II Navy veteran who turns 91 in September, will take part in a “trip of a lifetime” this weekend as he participates in the…
A day at the Governor’s Mansion
When Florida’s First Lady Ann Scott visited Patsy Reams’ class at Perry Primary in December, she invited students to tour the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee. The children, joined by parents…
Hunting Zone D will be split into two units with separate rules
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), at its meeting at the Florida Public Safety Institute near Tallahassee last week, passed changes that divide the state’s Hunting Zone D…
Well flooded? Health department offers warnings, tips
With many Taylor County residents reporting floodwaters over their wells, officials with the Florida Department of Health in Taylor County (DOH) are warning that their water may be unsafe. “If…
Final hearing set for FWC’s proposed Gulf fish reporting system
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at its April 16 meeting in Tallahassee moved forward with a proposal to create a Gulf Reef Fish Data Reporting System which…
Swampwater Shootout is this April 26
AMTEC Less-Lethal Systems will host the first Swampwater Shootout benefitting the Doctors’ Memorial Hospital Foundation this Saturday, April 26. General admission is $10. Advance admission/awards dinner tickets are $20 each…
Snapper season set
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set the Gulf recreational red snapper season in state waters at its meeting last week near Tallahassee. The season will be a…
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