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County takes the stage at Philadelphia Travel Show
Taylor County was once again represented at a national travel show along with locales spanning the country and the world. The two-day Philadelphia Travel & Adventure Show, held this past…
Norma Jean Kinsey
Norma Jean Kinsey, 64, passed away on March 23, 2016 at Doctor’s Memorial Hospital in Perry, FL. The family will receive friends from 3-4 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2016…
Murder suspects arrested
A manhunt that spanned the country ended 2,400 miles away Thursday, March 17, with the arrest of a 20-year-old Ohio man and his 17-year-old girlfriend, both charged for the murder…
Crash closes traffic on U.S. 19
The driver of a Culligan water delivery truck lost control of the vehicle and over-corrected, causing the vehicle to cross both southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 19, Florida Highway Patrol…
Suspicious package brings bomb squad to town, State Fire Marshal investigating
The State Marshal’s Office Bomb Squad was called to an empty building on U.S. 19 in Perry due to a suspicious package Tuesday afternoon. According to Taylor County Fire-Rescue Chief…
New primary school could open by 2018-19
With state funding firmly in place in the 2016-17 Florida budget for the construction of a new Perry Primary School (PPS), local officials are hopeful a groundbreaking could be held…
Snap your fingers, & tap your toes!
Bluegrass fans from around the region and the country will converge on Perry the weekend of March 31-April 2 for the 14th annual Florida State Bluegrass Festival. The three-day event…
Former Taylor County High coach Smith joins Gators’ support staff
Former Taylor County High head football coach Ryan Smith has joined the University of Florida support staff under Gator Head Coach Jim McElwain, it was announced recently. Smith, 39, spent…
Golf scramble fund-raiser will be held April 23
A golf scramble benefitting the Taylor County High golf team as well as the Art Cribbs Memorial Scholarship fund has been rescheduled from this Saturday, March 26, to April 23.…
Forest Capital Humane Society donation
An anonymous donor has given $5,000 to the Forest Capital Humane Society, which is actively searching for property to house a shelter facility. PHOTO: Society members (l to r) Joanne…
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