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Thelma Hilson
Thelma Hilson, 91, of Steinhatchee, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m. at Jena Baptist Church with the Rev. Vaughn Farnell…
Amelia Gay McLean
Amelia Gay McLean, 71, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at Doctors’ Memorial Hospital in Perry. There are no services scheduled at this time. Beggs Funeral Home Perry Chapel is in…
Janet Loraine Poppell
Janet Loraine Poppell, 71, of Perry, died Jan. 19, 2015, at her home. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m. at Pisgah Cemetery with Pastor Jason…
Robert Norman Foskey Sr.
Robert Norman “Papa” Foskey Sr., 83, of Perry, died Jan. 15, 2015, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. at…
City: Restaurants may now serve alcohol on Sundays
Enjoy wine with dinner? Or a cold beer? Starting this Sunday, residents will be able to dine out and order an alcoholic drink with their meal because of an amendment…
Get a free tree for Arbor Day
Today, Jan. 16, the Taylor County Master Gardeners will join the Division of Forestry and the City of Perry in celebrating Arbor Day beginning at 9 a.m. in Rosehead Park…
Tree-meter ‘grows’ by $100,000
The Taylor County United Way campaign team gathered at the “tree-meter” at the county courthouse to install the first three slices, symbolizing the first $100,000 raised toward this year’s $275,000…
Review: Cumberbatch is stellar as Turing, the WWII hero most people don’t know
By MARK VIOLA According to the late Winston Churchill, mathematician Alan Turing made the single biggest contribution to the Allied victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. I’ve known…
School district will have to re-apply for stewardship of Head Start program
The Taylor County School District will have to re-apply for its contract to administer the local Head Start program for the first time since 1993. According to Head Start Director…
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration is this Sunday
Bishop Sylvester Robinson, chairman of the First Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Convention Evangelist Board, will serve as keynote speaker for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration Sunday, Jan.…
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