Pierce A. Boykins, 64 of Perry, passed away on Jan. 19, 2025. Viewing will be held Friday, Jan. 31, from 4-6 p.m. At Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb.

Herman Shaw died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at his home in Mayo. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at 3 p.m. Interment services followed immediately afterward in the church cemetery.

Facing a projected $3.3 million loss in property tax revenues next fiscal year, the Taylor County Commission is exploring all available options, including spending cuts and alternative revenue sources ...

Ever since September 2023, when Georgia-Pacific (GP) announced it was closing the Foley Cellulose mill in Taylor County, local government officials have been bracing for the financial hit that was ...

Although the $3.3 million in projected revenue losses next year are a fraction of the county’s current $100 million budget, they represent a more than 20% drop in total property tax revenues, which ...

Law enforcement officers were searching throughout the county on Tuesday for two inmates who escaped from the Taylor County ...

Two inmates who escaped from the Taylor County Jail sometime Monday night/Tuesday morning remained at large as of press time Thursday.

Anglers are asked to be patient as Taylor County officials continue working to repair, rebuild and replace floating docks and walkways at a number of local public boat ramps damaged by Hurricane ...