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07/09/2025
Are plumbing problems leaving you feeling drained? Give We've Got Your Six a call to help you get unstuck. They are veteran owned and operated and are serving all of Perry and Taylor County! And as always, let them know you saw it in the newspaper!
07/09/2025
CALLING ALL BOAT CAPTAINS! The Perry Newspaper is offering a special for all fishing captains for this summer season. You can have your business card run in EVERY issue of the TaCo Times and the Perry News-Herald for the months of July and August (that is 18 total times!) for a special price of just $160 for one month or $300 for two months. This will get your info in front of thousands of potential clients each week. In addition, we will also give you FREE postings to our 10,000+ Facebook followers. That is a GREAT opportunity! But there is still MORE! We will also print catch photos that you submit to us in the newspapers as space allows at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE! This is an amazing opportunity you do NOT want to miss! Call Jessica at 850-584-5513 or email [email protected] to sign up. You may also stop by the office Mon-Thur. between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or Friday from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
07/09/2025
Have you moved, married or had a baby? Your big life change may qualify you for a special enrollment period for health insurance. Below is a list of possible changes and information to help you get started.
07/09/2025
Mail Delay! Wednesday's TaCo Times was delivered to the post office, but did not go out with today's mail and will be delivered to local subscribers tomorrow (Thursday, July 10). The e-edition is available online at www.perrynewspapers.com for those with an active print or online edition. Subscribers are welcome to stop by the Perry Newspapers office downtown (123 S. Jefferson St.) to pick up a copy if needed before the mail runs tomorrow.
07/09/2025
Local Job Opportunity!
07/09/2025
Be sure to pick up a TaCo Times -- your most accurate and trustworthy source for Taylor County news.
A Georgia man with seven previous arrests for DUI reportedly clipped a golf cart carrying two women and their young daughters before crashing into a parked vehicle and flipping his vehicle onto its side on Keaton Beach Drive Saturday night, July 5. For more, click https://publisher.etype.services/Perry-Newspapers
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 Steinhatchee. For more, click https://publisher.etype.services/Perry-Newspapers
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 ramp basin -- and that bid is millions of dollars more than the county has budgeted for the projects. For more, click https://publisher.etype.services/Perry-Newspapers
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07/04/2025
Come celebrate the 4th at the Perry First Church of God and enjoy a time of food, fun, fellowship and FIREWORKS!!! All are welcome.
07/04/2025
Be sure to pick up a Perry News-Herald -- your most accurate and trustworthy source for Taylor County news.
The contractor hired by Georgia-Pacific (GP) to demolish the Foley Mill has obtained a construction stormwater permit to address any potential pollutant discharge during the demolition process, requesting coverage through February 2027. For read more, click https://publisher.etype.services/Perry-Newspapers
The Taylor County School Board voted 4-1 Tuesday to advertise for and hold a public hearing on the proposed sale of the “Old Rock Building” school complex (formerly Perry Elementary/Head Start) after having the property appraised to determine its value. For more, click https://publisher.etype.services/Perry-Newspapers
On the day it was set to go into effect, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed House Bill 1133, stating the proposed law failed to achieve its intent of preventing officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) from entering private property without probable cause. For more, click https://publisher.etype.services/Perry-Newspapers
Read about these stories and more in today's edition.
Don't forget about our annual subscriptions! Simply call 850-584-5513 or visit www.perrynewspapers.com to have our bi-weekly publications delivered to your mailbox or email inbox.
07/03/2025
Don't suffer through this hot summer without a working air conditioner. Give All About Air & Heat/Refrigeration a call and they can get you cool again. They offer 24 hr. emergency service. And as always, let them know you saw it in the newspaper.
07/03/2025
Upward Football and Cheerleading is just around the corner! Registration and Evaluation begins on July 1. You can also register online at https://registration.upward.org/UPW99655
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Perry Newspapers, Inc., publishes the Taco Times on Wednesdays and the Perry News-Herald on Fridays, both offering county-wide coverage of:
governmental meetings,
school activities,
sports,
birth and wedding announcements,
Taylor County history,
and events of community concern.
The newspapers circulate to 5,100 households in the county, and boast healthy rack sales too. Out-of-county sales take these community newspapers to 35 states and international addresses as well.
The newspaper’s office is located at 123 S. Jefferson St. in the downtown district.