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BREAKING: Father, son charged in Strickland murder
A Third Judicial Circuit Grand Jury on Thursday, Jan. 21, returned indictments on Manden Whiddon and his father Rodney Whiddon in relation to the 2015 murder of Shelly Strickland, 50,…
Irene Parker
Irene Parker, 86, died Jan. 21, 2016, at her residence in Perry. A funeral service will be held Monday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home of Perry…
Steinhatchee parents, residents want their school to remain open
Fearing alleged reports of the possible closure of Steinhatchee School, parents and community members responded en masse at the Taylor County School Board’s Tuesday night meeting. The standing-room-only crowd was…
Glover to run for school supt.
School Board member Danny Glover Jr. (D) has given notice he will seek the district’s top administrative office, superintendent of schools. The Dist. 1 representative is among the latest trio…
PPS hosts parent meeting Jan. 26
Perry Primary School will hold its second APTT (Academic Parent Teacher Teams) meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 5:30-7 p.m. All parents and guardians are invited to come and see the…
Fellow inmates charged with murder of Naples’ notorious pipe bomb killer
Two fellow inmates have been charged with the July 2015 murder of a Naples man serving a life sentence for the pipe bomb killing of his mother and brother. All…
Review: Michael Bay surprises by making an actual good movie about Benghazi in ‘13 Hours’
By MARK VIOLA It’s impossible for me to go into a movie inside a vacuum, especially considering how much film news I read on a weekly basis, but I do…
Review: ‘Carol’ is a powerful romance with two of last year’s best performances
By MARK VIOLA I know we’re quite a ways into 2016, but I still have some unfinished business when it comes to 2015, thanks mostly to the fact that a…
Havana author to speak at library
Havana nurse, author and newspaper columnist Judy Conlin will be guest speaker at the Friends of the Taylor County Public Library meeting on Monday, Jan. 25. In addition to hundreds…
Graham’s farm tour includes work day at citrus nursery
U.S. Representative Gwen Graham brought her 2016 North Florida Farm Tour to Taylor County Wednesday with a work day at Murphy Citrus Nursery. Graham was on the second day of…
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