Latest stay at ‘Hotel Transylvania’ loses much of the original charm. By MARK VIOLA I doubt “Hotel Transylvania” immediately comes to mind when people are asked to name their favorite animated franchises,…

6 days ago · Scholarship program launches shoe drive. The Juneteenth Committee 1865 has launched a community shoe drive with five drop-off locations. The drop-off locations include: Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) (second floor), New Mount Zion Baptist…

Jan 24, 2025 · TCHS alumni baseball game will feature nearly 40 former players at Pace Field. Nearly 40 former Taylor County High School (TCHS) baseball players and coaches will lace up the cleats, dust off their gloves and swing for the fences while supporting…

6 days ago · Airport awarded $650,000 grant for new hangars. Taylor County has received a $650,000 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to design and engineer additional T-hangars at Perry-Foley Airport.…

3 days ago · The Grove to welcome its first tenants Posted on February 7, 2025. After several permitting and weather-related delays, Taylor County’s new residential apartment village — “The Grove at Perry” — has received its first “certificate of occupancy” and expects some tenants could begin moving in as soon as this weekend.

3 days ago · City council seeks state funding for eight projects Posted on February 7, 2025. The lobbyist recently hired by the City of Perry will seek state funding for a variety of projects during the upcoming legislative session, including a new fire station, garbage trucks, street paving, wastewater lift station, water and gas meters and a new roof for the Old Depot train station.

Shoaf, Simon field local pleas for help. Addressing an overflow crowd packed inside the county commission board room Thursday afternoon, Representative Jason Shoaf and Senator Corey Simon heard funding requests from local officials and impassioned pleas from…

Jan 24, 2025 · Commission tackling budget early Posted on January 24, 2025. Facing a projected loss of millions of dollars in property tax revenues due to the closure of Georgia-Pacific’s Foley Cellulose mill and West Fraser’s Perry sawmill, as well as the destruction or significant damage to more than 350 homes by Hurricane Helene, Taylor County commissioners are set to …

Jan 17, 2025 · FEMA, state promise more storm answers Posted on January 17, 2025. Dozens of local residents and business owners filled the board meeting room beyond capacity Wednesday for a joint workshop between the Taylor County Commission and FEMA — only to be told by FEMA officials that rather than the public question-and-answer forum the residents and business owners expected, the workshop would ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Legislative delegation to meet in Perry on Jan. 30 Posted on January 15, 2025. Taylor County’s State Senator Corey Simon (left) and Representative Jason Shoaf (right), shown above during last year’s legislative delegation meeting in Perry, will be back here on Thursday, Jan. 30, to allow local officials, members of the public and