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Eagles pull away from ‘Dogs late
By MADDOX WILES After holding North Florida Christian (NFC) to only nine points for most of the game and trailing by only one point (9-8) late in the game, the…
TCDA focuses full resources in response to GP mill closure
The Taylor County Development Authority (TCDA) met in an emergency meeting Tuesday morning in an effort to find a solution that would avoid the Georgia-Pacific Foley mill plant closure altogether…
Author speaks Sept. 25 at public library
The Friends of the Taylor County Public Library will welcome North Florida author D.W. Goates as guest speaker for its Monday, Sept. 25, meeting. Goates’ latest work is a “southern-fried…
TCMS Bulldogs to face Jefferson Co. on Sept. 23
Between the damage sustained at Dorsett Stadium from Hurricane Idalia and the games postponed due to the storm, Taylor County Middle School Bulldog football team’s schedule continued to evolve.…
Driggers’ first day was also her last day
Valena Reed Driggers clocked in at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, excited for what the first day at her new job in a management position would bring at GP’s Foley mill.…
5th annual Noah’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Day is Sept. 24
The fifth annual Noah’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Day will be held this Sunday, Sept. 24, at Point of Grace Christian School/ Crosspoint Baptist Fellowship from 12:30- 5:30 p.m. Pulled pork…
TCMS Lady Bulldogs have six games remaining
The Taylor County Middle School (TCMS) volleyball teams are two-thirds of the way through their 2023 schedule and have six matches remaining before the conference championship tournament in October.…
Elected officials respond to closure
Elected officials — from city hall to the halls of Congress — are vowing to stand by the community as it moves forward following the news that one of the…
Foley plant closure projected to impact 4,300 jobs in state
In addition to the loss of 525 direct jobs and another estimated 1,500 workers in associated support positions, Georgia-Pacific’s (GP) Foley Cellulose mill closure is expected to impact up to…
Foley Cellulose mill dates back to 1954
The Foley Cellulose mill in Perry has long been a major producer of specialty fibers and non-woven materials made predominantly from slash pine.…
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