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Debi Seagroves
Debi Seagroves, 65, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Perry. She was born on May 10, 1956, and was a former resident of Wilmington, N.C., moving to Taylor County in…
Anna Oleen Towles
Anna Oleen Towles, 71, passed away on Sept. 10, 2021, in Tallahassee. She was born Jan. 9, 1950, in Lexington, N.C., to Johnny Alfred Smith and Imogene Yvonne Freeman Smith.…
Mark Stephen White
Mark Stephen White Heaven gained an angel as God opened the gates to eternal life and peace on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, for Mark Stephen White, born Jan. 9, 1957.…
Workplace shooting
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer A typical Sunday night shift at the local West Fraser sawmill erupted into a hostage situation and workplace shooting after an employee allegedly held…
Workers snuff out Super-Pufft fire
The quick reactions of several employees helped extinguish a small fire, limit damages and prevent any injuries after a small fire broke out at Super-Pufft Snacks plant in Perry on…
School absences plummet by 75%
COVID-related absences in the Taylor County School District plummeted from 101 absent individuals to just 25 two weeks after the district shut down for two days as a “preventative measure”…
COVID cases drop by 50% in the past week
Taylor County’s recent surge of COVID-19 cases appears to be improving, with the number of new positive test results falling to just half the amount recorded the week before. According…
‘He set the standard for local newspapers’
Longtime Perry Newspapers’ publisher Donald D. “Don” Lincoln, who died Sept. 9, started his career in the news business “from the bottom up,” helping his older brother with his newspaper…
Bulldogs shut out FAMU High, 38-0
The Taylor County Bulldogs picked up their first victory of the 2021 season Friday night, exploding for five touchdowns in their first home game and shutting out the FAMU Baby…
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