'We're resilient:' Perry picks up the pieces after Hurricane

PERRY — The county seat of Taylor County felt the full force of Hurricane Idalia as it ravaged the Big Bend of Florida. Residents lost personal possessions, roofs and countless trees. But in the tight-knit city of about 7,000, at least the people of Perry have each other. “We lost everything,” said Jean Padgett, whose father-in-law is Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett. “In this community, ...

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