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Hurricane, COVID-19 delay start of school
A perfect storm of two possible hurricanes battering the area and a rise in district personnel testing positive for COVID-19 delayed the start of the 2020-21 school year by three…
Money available for rent, mortgage relief due to COVID
Taylor County officials are now accepting applications from individuals who need assistance due to the economic impacts created by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The county has been allocated approximately…
Last of the Mullet Men
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer Leathered hands — freckled by the sun and scarred from a lifetime of mullet fishing — rhythmically pull in 147 feet of net, plucking…
New COVID cases begin to fall
Not counting the recent outbreak at Taylor Correctional Institute (TCI), the rate of new cases in Taylor County appears to be falling since hitting a peak in July. Since the…
Sheriff promotes 3 within command
Three days after winning re-election to a second four-year term, Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett announced several administrative changes to the command structure within the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO).…
Taylor was one of only 3 counties in Florida with voter turnout above 50% during primary election
Although just over half of Taylor County’s 12,366 registered voters cast a ballot in last Tuesday’s Primary Election, local voter turnout was third-best in the state. Taylor County was one…
Suncoast Task Force meets Aug. 27 to discuss toll road
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will once again provide hybrid options for the upcoming Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic (M-CORES) Task Force meetings, including the one for the proposed…
TCHS Bulldogs slated to play first game Sept. 4 in updated eight-game schedule
The Taylor County High School (TCHS) football team has announced its updated finalized 2020 schedule, indicating the Bulldogs will face eight opponents in a COVID-19 shortened season. TCHS will begin…
FHSAA reveals guidelines, schedules for fall athletics
Last week, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) released full schedules, guidelines and playoff formats for the 2020 fall sports season. The FHSAA says schools in all sports have…
Plans underway for North Florida adult baseball league
Plans are underway to develop a North Florida Baseball League for players age 20 and over that will extend from Pensacola eastward to Jacksonville. The league will include the uppermost…
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