Dirk “Duke” Ray Norman Jr., 61, died July 1, 2025. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 13, at Westside Baptist Church, beginning at 2 p.m.

Samuel “Sam” Hutcheson Jr., 72, died July 1, 2025. He was born May 7, 1953. Sam was preceded in death by: his father and mother, Samuel Hutcheson Sr. and Louise Varnedore; his sister, Jeanette; and ...

A Georgia man with seven previous arrests for DUI reportedly clipped a golf cart carrying two women and their young daughters ...

The Taylor County Baseball Association (TCBA) 8-and-under (8U) All-Star team finished as state runners-up in the Diamond Youth Baseball (DYB) USA AA State Tournament held in Okeechobee this past ...

In the latest setback for Taylor County’s efforts to dredge its coastal canals, officials received only one bid from a contractor interested in dredging Keaton Beach’s canals and the Steinhatchee boat ...

Hwy. 221 motorists are being warned that construction is set to begin this month on SR 55 (U.S. 221), as a contractor begins replacement of Two Pines Creek Bridge and Woods Creek Bridge.

Zayne Murphy, 8, of Taylor County has been selected to play with Team Georgia’s 8-and-under (8U) national team, which will compete in the USSAA baseball “All State National Championships” in ...

A pair of Florida men have been indicted in what prosecutors describe as an “unfathomable” nationwide fraud and embezzlement scheme that drained more than $100 million from a non-profit trust fund for ...

The Taylor County Commission is set to begin budget discussions in earnest next week, with the board facing the daunting challenge of producing a balanced county budget despite the loss of millions of ...

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) is investigating an incident in which a woman was injured after being hit by a firework mortar thrown from a passing vehicle on Friday, July 4, in ...

David Jones, 100, a resident of Tampa, transitioned on June 27, 2025. He was a native of Perry, former member of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, a concrete finisher by trade and had a passion for ...

The “Most Premature Surviving Quadruplets” on record (above) have family ties to Perry, including their mom, Rebecca “Becca” ...