Scott Simpson reminded those attending Monday’s Memorial Day service at Veterans Memorial Park that the annual holiday was ...

For 18 straight months since the closure of Georgia-Pacific’s (GP) Foley Cellulose mill in the fall of 2023, Taylor County has ranked as the county having the highest or second-highest unemployment ...

Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) recently announced the promotion of Sara Grambling, MA, CRCE, to Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Taylor County’s hurricane recovery efforts continue along the coast, as an aluminum gangway and the first of many docks were ...

A Taylor County Middle School (TCMS) student sustained head trauma, facial fractures and a fractured hip during a one-vehicle crash Friday, May 23, near the intersection of Johnson-Stripling Road and ...

The Taylor County School District has recently filled two key administrative positions, hiring Kamryn Sands as the new director of Exceptional Student Education (ESE) and Kristina Bray as assistant ...

Taylor County Primary School (TCPS) Principal Misty Smyrnios has resigned following a two-year stint with the district, reportedly relocating to be closer to family.

Peggy French, 56, died May 25, 2025. A memorial service will be held Sunday, June 8, at 3379 N. U.S. 221 in Perry at 3 p.m. Burns Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Nov. 7, 1936, in Ft. Lauderdale and passed this life on May 16, 2025, in Tampa. She graduated from Jefferson County High School in 1954 and married Charles Schmid of Perry in 1959. Shirley operated ...

A large crowd gathered at Veterans Memorial Park on Jefferson Street on Monday, May 26, to pay tribute to the military men ...

After years of repeated requests and lobbying — including a steady stream of emails and phone calls in recent months — Taylor County Administrator LaWanda Pemberton finally received word this month ...

With the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season set to officially start this Sunday, June 1, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) forecasters are predicting another above-normal season ...