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School district projected to lose more students next year
The Taylor County School District is expected to see yet another drop in students for the upcoming 2025-26 school year, based on projections from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE).…
County awards 11 housing bids totaling $2.1 million
The Taylor County Commission has awarded bids totaling $2.1 million to three companies to construct 11 new homes in Taylor County, replacing structures damaged by Hurricane Idalia in 2023.…
It’s show time!
Ticket are on sale now for Cast & Company’s Student Showcase Spring 2025 performance planned this Friday, May 16, at Forest Capital Hall, starting at 6:30 p.m. Online tickets are…
13-year-old cancer patient sworn in at statewide ceremony
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) took the lead in organizing a massive swearing-in ceremony for a 13-year-old boy with terminal brain cancer that boasted attendance from Gov. Ron DeSantis,…
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Calvin Wade Arrowood
Calvin Wade Arrowood, born June 30, 1956, in Valdosta, Ga., and died May 9, 2025, at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was 68. Wade attended Taylor County schools.…
Two critically injured in 4-vehicle crash
First responders faced three separate victim entrapments and a crash scene stretching the length of a football field when a flatbed Airgas delivery truck and loaded log truck collided on…
Foley mill to drop to county’s 5th largest taxpayer
Just how much does Georgia-Pacific’s (GP) Foley Cellulose mill dwarf all other county businesses in terms of taxable value — and therefore the amount of taxes the company has historically…
Local fugitive captured in Georgia
Thanks to the quick actions of Taylor County dispatchers and assistance from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, an “armed and dangerous” convicted felon has been apprehended and is in custody…
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