Perry News

The following suspects were charged with felonies Thursday at Escambia County Jail.

Residents in Perry have been waiting in hopes of finally getting a Progress Energy office back in town.

Legislators found a sure way to rile up a crowd Thursday: go after pit bulls. The Florida Senate is advancing a controversial bill that could lead to tougher municipal laws on owners of pit bulls and other "dangerous" breeds, an idea that has prompted outraged dog lovers to e-mail and call their lawmakers in droves.

Rachel Hoffman's mother described the depression that makes it hard to dress herself in the morning, how her business has suffered and her health has deteriorated, how she clenched her teeth so hard her tooth broke.

In 2002, the U.S. Department of Energy set a goal that, by 2030, a third of the nationa s reliance on fossil fuels would be replaced by environmentally sound products made from plant material usually discarded as trash.

Ninety-year-old Ed Wimberly believes contentment is the key to happiness in ministry.

A tapestry of creases on Sue Thomley's face is a lingering reminder of the hard life she hated while living in abandoned buildings and on the streets in Perry.

On 02/23/2010 Information was obtained from Crime Stoppers by the Perry Police Department regarding the Dec, 7, 2009 armed robbery of the Dollar Tree Store located on South Jefferson Street in Perry Florida.

They were the first. The first black police officers to patrol the streets of Orlando .

On October 1, 2009 the Taylor County Sheriff's Office requested the assistance of the State Fire Marshal's Office in investigating a fire incident which occurred at the Beach Bar, located at 16260 Beach Road in Perry, Florida .

Students in Perry are opening their little hands and hearts to give in a big way.

Medical officials in Perry say they've administered 14-to-18 hundred mammograms prior to this year.

There's a big difference for drivers going through one intersection in Taylor County.

The liberal-leaning Fair Districts initiative that would diminish the Legislature's power to draw political districts will be on the 2010 ballot, after Fair Districts organizers gathered the requisite 676,811 signatures to get the measure before voters.

It looked like a ho-hum gathering of environmentalists at last weekend's recent Everglades Coalition Conference at PGA National Resort.

COMING UP Forecast is for chili Rev up the stew pot and bust out the secret family recipe for the Road Runners 7th annual Chili Cook-Off, which takes place from 1 to 6 p.m. Feb.

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The Southeast Shelby County Rescue Department is seeking donations to help the department improve its seven-dog K-9 unit.

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