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Mask ordinance expires
The City of Perry’s mandatory mask requirement expired at midnight Thursday, just one month after taking effect, after an emergency ordinance failed to get the required four votes needed for…
Mask mandate may return here in two weeks
The City of Perry’s mandatory mask ordinance could be back in effect in less than two weeks. Less than 24 hours after failing to extend a hotly-debated ordinance requiring face…
Council OKs ‘socially-distant’ festival parade
By a narrow 3-2 vote, members of the city council approved a plan that will allow the Florida Forest Festival (FFF) to move ahead with a “socially-distanced” version of the…
School Board faces full agenda Aug. 17
The Taylor County School Board will face a full agenda when it meets Monday, Aug. 17, with a focus on re-opening plans for school. Principals from each school in the…
One-cent sales tax to help fund ambulances?
The Taylor County Commission is seeking third-party firms to potentially provide ambulance service for the county, and the eventual price tag is expected to be higher than the $450,000 the…
Decision expected on H.S. football
High school coaches and players are eagerly anticipating a decision set for today (Friday, Aug. 14) that will determine if the 2020 football season moves ahead later this month. Several…
Seth Rogen gives two of his best performances in ‘American Pickle’
By MARK VIOLA Last week, in my review of the period drama “Summerland,” I talked about how a certain plot device in that movie really affected my ability to enjoy…
Drug dealer busted without tag after running stop sign
Today’s tip for alleged drug dealers – obey all traffic laws (including stopping at stop signs), and make sure your vehicle has a tag. Those two oversights led to a…
Adult baseball league forming in North Florida
Organizers are attempting to start a baseball league for 20-plus-year-old men across North Florida. Plans are underway to develop a North Florida Baseball League that will extend from Pensacola eastward…
I didn’t know how much of my childhood is thanks to ‘Howard’
By MARK VIOLA The Disney Renaissance, which began in 1989, was responsible for some of the greatest animated films ever produced in this country, including “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin” and…
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