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Festival to be trimmed down
While many festivals and concerts are being outright canceled on an almost daily basis due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the organizers behind Taylor County’s signature annual celebration, the Florida…
75% of kids will attend brick/mortar school sites
School district staff members are working the phones on a daily basis in an attempt to contact parents and get their feedback on whether or not they plan to send…
BBQ fest snuffed out by COVID-19
For the first time in more than a decade, the smell of smoked ribs, chicken, pork and brisket will not be wafting through the pines at Forest Capital Park this…
Deep cleaning
Georgia-Pacific (GP) Foley’s pipeline construction team recently completed cleaning inside 15 miles of pipeline to protect the Fenholloway estuary prior to startup. “After inspections are completed, we anticipate pipeline startup…
621 TCI inmates in quarantine
More than 600 Taylor Correctional Institute (TCI) inmates have been placed in medical quarantine after being in close contact with a positive coronavirus case or with someone who has exhibited…
TCHS Bulldogs begin conditioning Aug. 3
The Taylor County Middle School (TCMS) Bulldogs’ football team will begin summer conditioning Monday, Aug. 3, with the hopes of starting their season sometime in September. “These summer workouts will…
Lightning strikes home
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer “Devastation, absolute devastation,” Sarena Peacock said, her voice quivering as she described her home after it was consumed by fire and black plumes of…
FHSAA delays start of fall sports seasons to Aug. 24
The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) held its second board of directors meeting in four days this past Thursday, when they decided to postpone the start of all high…
U-Haul expired tag leads to methamphetamine bust
A joint drug interdiction operation late Wednesday night resulted in several probable cause traffic stops and the arrest of a local man in possession of seven grams of methamphetamine. Seaven…
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