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    Rodman Reservoir to remain at low level

    The Rodman Reservoir drawdown that anglers have become accustomed to is underway and waters will stay down until the spring of 2016. The reservoir will be 7 feet below normal…

    Need a new set of tires?

    Tickets are being sold for a chance to win a new set of Bridgestone tires (valued at more than $800, includes mounting and balancing), compliments of Yarbrough Tire Company. Tickets,…

    Complaints spur county commission to question DMH’s ‘customer service’

    Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) administrators faced tough questions from the Taylor County Commission concerning complaints board members have been receiving about the quality of care patients are receiving at the…

    Leah Arvidson James

    Leah Arvidson James, 55, of Perry, died Nov. 10, 2015, at Doctors’ Memorial  Hospital in Perry. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Nov. 15, at 4 p.m. at St. James…

    Dr. John Powell Puckett Jr.

    Dr. John Powell Puckett Jr., 78, of Winter Haven, died Oct. 8, 2015 of heart failure. A graveside service will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at 11:30 a.m. at Sunset Hill…

    George Henry Lark Jr.

    George Henry Lark Jr., 72, died Nov. 7, 2015. Services will be held at a later date. Joe P. Burns Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.…

    Susan M. Jackson

    Susan M. Jackson, 93, of Perry, died Nov. 11, 2015, in Perry. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. in the Joe P. Burns Funeral Home…

    Betty L. Thigpen

    Betty L. Thigpen, 67, of Perry, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m.…

    Meth cook sparks fire

    A meth-cook-gone-bad led to the arrest of three suspects Saturday, Nov. 7, at a camper-trailer residence on Fairview Drive. Dallas Sophia Vansant, 19, and Jordan Lee Parker, 20, both of…

    New VA clinic dedicated to local veterans

    New VA clinic dedicated to local veterans

    By MARK VIOLA / Staff writer About 100 people–mostly veterans and their families– gathered Tuesday morning for the official dedication and ribbon-cutting for the new Perry Veterans Affairs (VA) Community…