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State’s misstep triggers mistrial
BY CAITLYN BURCHETT / Contributing writer “So, there is no way to prove you did not do it, correct?” Assistant State Attorney John Weed asked defendant Cordell Washington as he…
65% of eligible voters fail to cast vote
While two out of every three registered voters did not cast a vote on Tuesday, Taylor County did have significantly better turnout than it did four years ago in the…
Hampton lashes out at Deming
Visibility agitated and shaking with emotion, Perry City Councilwoman Shirlie Hampton called out fellow council member Mike Deming’s for what she described as alleged lack of support for the black…
Taylor Leadership Council asks county for $10,000, gets $30,000
Representatives with the Taylor County Leadership Council (TCLC) approached the Taylor County Commission last week asking for $10,000 to help cover a portion of the costs needed to renovate bathrooms…
3 more students jailed this week
Three Taylor County students were arrested in two separate incidents last week — bringing the total number of students arrested to seven in just the first two weeks of school.…
Scott, DeSantis, Gillium advance to November
In addition to casting ballots in five local races in Tuesday’s primary election, Democrat and Republican voters in Taylor County also had the opportunity to help narrow the fields in…
County to discuss budget (& proposed tax increase) Tuesday, Sept. 4.
County commissioners will hold a special meeting to further discuss their proposed 2018-19 budget and millage rate on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 9 a.m. – the morning after Labor Day.…
Luella Elease Jacobs Bodiford
Luella Elease Jacobs Bodiford, 89, died Aug. 24, 2018 in Perry. Elease was born April 7, 1929, in Medcalf, Ga., to Lonnie Willis Jacobs and Nadine Redd Jacobs. Elease enjoyed…
Ethelle Whiddon McHargue
Ethelle Whiddon McHargue, 79, died Aug. 25, 2018, in Tallahassee, following an extended illness and is now sleeping in death waiting for Jehovah God’s time to resurrect her to a…
Bruce Bolton
Bruce Henry Bolton, 64, passed through this life on his journey home on Aug. 22, 2018. Bruce was survived by: two sons, Christopher (Chris) Michael Bolton and Matthew (Matt) Alan…
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