Former star gives $1,000 to help track team hurdle goal

Posted on February 26, 2021

The local high school and middle school track team’s goal of raising $1,500 is now within reach, after a former Taylor County track star donated $1,000 to help cover the costs associated with the program.

Thaddeus Pennington Jones, who was born and raised in Perry, rocketed the Taylor County High School (TCHS) and Taylor County Middle School’s (TCMS) Track and Field Program’s funding to the 66% mark after hearing that the program was in need.

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