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Doyle Joseph Padgett
Doyle Joseph Padgett, 86, died Jan. 15, 2018, in Lafayette Healthcare and Rehab in Mayo. Doyle was born Jan. 28, 1931, in Perry to Nolan Padgett and Nettie Odom Padgett.…
Betsy English Copeland
Betsy E. Copeland died Jan. 5, 2018, at Westminster Oaks in Tallahassee. Betsy was born in Taylor County on Nov. 12, 1930, to John Otis and Jennie English (Sheffield) as…
Valerie Anne Blaske
Valerie Anne Blaske, 58, walked into Heaven on Jan. 15, 2018, in Perry. Valerie was born June 3, 1959, in Perry to Arthur Eugene Morgan and Lois Elaine Dorman Morgan.…
Flu epidemic? Local cases 5 times higher than normal
Flu activity is on the rise in the state and across the U.S., and in Taylor County, the local medical community is facing as many as five times the number…
Suspect bails; caught after three-mile chase
A Perry man with an active arrest warrant in Madison County bailed out of a moving vehicle and escaped into the woods near Wayside Park on U.S. 19 North before…
‘I, Tonya’ is a hilarious, heart-breaking look at an event we all think we know
By MARK VIOLA My mom is a big fan of figure skating. When I was young, she had control over the living room television, so I ended up watching a…
Red-handed suspect held at gunpoint
Burglary victims executed a reverse sting on the alleged culprit, capturing the would-be thief red-handed on a game camera and then held him at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived. The…
Varsity girls win two, improve to 12-3 on season
The Taylor County High School varsity girls’ soccer team continued its dominance by recording two more wins this past week – defeating neighboring squads from Lafayette County and Dixie County…
Jayvee girls close out season
Taylor County High School’s junior varsity girls’ soccer team is winding down their short season this week, as they enter their last game with a record of 1-2-1. The JV…
Sheriff: No more unsupervised trustees
Due to an ongoing problem of illegal contraband being smuggled into the jail, Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett has informed the county he can no longer allow inmate “trustees” to…
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