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Whiddon murder trial is delayed
The scheduled trial for accused murderer Rodney Whiddon, linked to the shooting death of educator Shelly Strickland, has been delayed and a new date has not been set. Judge David…
TCSO ‘keeping boots on the ground’ in drug war
Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett addressed the county commission last week, giving the board an update on his department’s efforts to take on the community’s drug problems since he took…
BioNitrogen still has pulse, working out of bankruptcy?
BioNitrogen, which arrived in Taylor County with plans to construct a $300 million urea fertilizer plant in here and still owes the City of Perry $3 million, remains in bankruptcy…
John H. Vann
Mr. John H. Vann, 87, passed away on February 15, 2017 in Tallahassee, FL. John was born October 16, 1929 in Lamont, Florida to John F. Vann and Christine Mae…
Tell us all about it Fev. 20…
Do you have a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation? Or maybe an artifact with a great background story? How about a family photo that speaks volumes? It…
Academy Award program at the library
Perry Newspapers, Inc., movie critic Mark Viola will host a program about the upcoming Academy Awards at the Taylor County Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. “The…
JROTC announces annual awards day
Taylor County High School JROTC invites the community to “save the date” for its upcoming annual Major Awards Day planned Thursday, March 23, “The public is welcome and we encourage…
Drive-by shootings in Greenville injure five
Unknown suspects are still being sought in connection to two drive-by shootings Sunday night in Greenville that injured five. Anyone with information about the shootings, which happened in the area…
Teen released on house arrest
A judge granted “paternal house arrest” for a 15-year-old student charged with allegedly planning a mass shooting at his school, Point of Grace Christian. Under the terms of the release,…
New home found for Head Start?
More than four months after the Taylor County Head Start program was taken over by the Gasdsden County-based Reach1- Teach1, the organization appears to have settled on a facility to…
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