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‘Her children were her world’
Lori (Carlton) Burns was a sweet, funny, happy-go-lucky, quick-witted 40-year-old who was always smiling and described as the life of the party. Family and friends remember the beautiful mother of…
Rotary offers scholarship to high school seniors
The Perry Rotary Club is accepting applications from high school seniors for the Grady C. Moore Memorial Scholarship, which will $2,000 to a Taylor County student. The scholarship is open…
Page withdraws from race
Taylor County Commissioner Malcolm Page, who has served District 1 since 2004, withdrew his name from the ballot on Monday just prior to the noon deadline for those seeking to…
Fletcher latest candidate to join county commission Dist. 1 race
Brandon Thomas Fletcher has filed to run for the Taylor County Commission District 1 seat currently held by Malcolm Page. Fletcher’s entry into the race on Friday, May 8, briefly…
Free virtual ‘camp’ for STEM students
Local students are invited to take part in a free virtual “camp” hosted by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University this summer entitled “Launch into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Fun!” “This…
‘Walking miracle’ counts his blessings
By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor The world was fading from grey to black when Bill Murray heard someone say, “I’m ready to intubate.” He immediately began struggling, shaking…
‘Catch a killer’ during summer online course
Saint Leo University’s Department of Criminal Justice is converting its 2020 Summer Institute into a seminar delivered through a digital platform. The summer institute’s topic is “The Art of Identifying,…
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Perry May 14
The Department of Health Taylor (DOH-Taylor) officials will be offering free drive-thru COVID-19 testing to the community in Perry and Steinhatchee this week. Testing will be available to asymptomatic people…
Pipeline work begins May 13on Puckett; detours not expected
Georgia-Pacific pipeline construction teams will be installing pipe underneath Puckett Road at the intersection of Holt Road and Carlton Cemetery Road beginning today (Wednesday, May 13), but motorists should not…
Hearts in the sky
If you were looking up around 5:45 p.m. Monday, you might have seen something different: two local pilots using the sky as a canvas. Steinhatchee residents Allen Rice and co-pilot…
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