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Florida Standards meets the mark in student assessment
Following the well-documented problems with the administration of the new Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) last spring, the state legislature ordered the Florida Department of Education (DOE) to conduct a validity…
Preschoolers invited to library for weekly story time
Story time is returning to the Taylor County Public Library for preschool-aged children on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11 a.m. starting Sept. 22. The upcoming schedule, whose theme is “animal…
Family 5K fun walk/ run slated Sept. 26
Florida’s Department of Health is celebrating World Heart Health and its Healthiest Weight campaigns by hosting family-friendly walk/runs in every county in Florida Saturday, Sept. 26. The starting line for…
Legal notices for Sept. 9, 2015
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: The District Board of Trustees of North Florida Community College will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the NFCC…
Bulldogs score three second-half TDs to fuel an 18-14 come-from-behind win
BY AARON PORTWOOD One week after losing a game many thought they should have won, the Taylor County Bulldogs pulled out an improbable 18-14 come-from-behind victory over Hamilton County in…
VA clinic welcomes patients on Sept. 15
After years of talks, negotiations and agreements between county officials and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the new Perry VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic will open doors for…
Annie Maude Hart
Annie Maude Hart, 83, of Mayo, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. A memorial service will be held graveside for family and friends Saturday, Sept. 19, at 11 a.m.. at Pisgah…
Anna Bell Parker
Anna Bell Parker, 98, of Fruitland Park, died Sept. 4, 2015, in Leesburg. Funeral Services will be held Friday, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home of Perry…
No federal dollars for Steinhatchee flooding
Local officials are expressing disappointment after the federal government announced it would not declare a state of emergency in Florida following the flooding which affected Steinhatchee and much of the…
Council will talk salaries Aug. 8
Salary compensation for the city council will return to the agenda Tuesday, Aug. 8, after being tabled last month due to one member’s absence. City Councilwoman Shirlie Hampton, who originally…
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