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Coretha Gillen
The service of remembrance for Coretha Gillen, age 102, of Ocala, will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, at 1 p.m., at the Burns Funeral Home in Perry. Interment will follow…
Escaped jail inmate captured
An inmate who escaped from the Taylor County Jail compound sometime last Thursday, Oct. 24, is back in custody, and was briefly joined by his mother and another individual who…
Glover hired to head emergency management
Just over one week after the position became vacant, Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett has announced the hiring of former superintendent of schools Danny Glover as Taylor County’s new Director…
‘Fender-bender’ leads to scuffle, multiple arrests
A “fender bender” at a local gas station in front of Walmart last Friday escalated into a major physical confrontation that included one man being assaulted with a broom handle…
New Nammo 155mm production facility strengthens U.S. munitions production
With the opening of a brand-new 155mm artillery “red bag” propellant charge production facility in Taylor County, Nammo Perry is now a major contributor in the U.S. Army’s push to…
Second phase of county canal dredging enters design phase
While the first phase of the county’s planned coastal canal dredging has been delayed by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, progress on the second and final phase recently took…
Stafford sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking
Miranda Marie Stafford, 57, of Perry, was sentenced to 300 months (25 years) in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to multiple counts of possession and distribution of methamphetamine.…
Loss of electricity postpones Bulldogs’ game vs. Class 2A, #1 ranked Jaguars
Exactly one month after losing electricity for up to a week or more in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Taylor County football fans found themselves sitting in the dark once…
Property tax bills are hitting the mail
For the second straight year after a major hurricane brought damage and destruction to many local residents and property owners, Taylor County Tax Collector Mark Wiggins is including a note…
Press box, field will be dedicated before homecoming
All football players and cheerleaders who played or cheered at Taylor County High School (TCHS) under former Bulldogs’ Head Coaches C.T. Burgess and Elmer Coker are invited to help honor…
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