TAYLOR COUNTY

The Alachua County Sheriff's office announced Monday that Troy Anderson, the Taylor County deputy shot on February 22 is now recovering at home.

A man suspected of shooting and seriously wounding a Taylor County deputy triggered a massive manhunt Wednesday and a “Florida Blue Alert.”

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall late Wednesday morning in Taylor County along Florida’s northern Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.

Tropical Storm Elsa moved ashore near Horsehoe Beach in Florida’s Big Bend just before 11 a.m. after spreading downpours, strong winds and even tornadoes across North Central Flordia.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The 2020 recreational bay scallop season for Pasco County opens Friday, July 17 and will remain open through Sunday, July 26. Other 2020 Season DatesAdditional bay scallop season dates are as follows:St. Joseph Bay/Gulf County: Aug. 16 through Sept. 24. Franklin County through northwestern Taylor County (including Carrabelle, Lanark and St. Marks): July 1 through Sept. 24. The remaining portion of Taylor County and all of Dixie County (including Keaton Beach and the Steinhatchee area): June 15 through Labor Day. Learn more about how FWC scientists monitor Floridas scallops by visiting MyFWC.com/Research and clicking on Saltwater, Bay Scallops and Bay Scallop Season and Abundance Survey.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The 2020 recreational bay scallop season for Dixie County and a portion of Taylor County opens June 15 and will remain open through Labor Day (Sept. 7, 2020). Regular season limits are 2 gallons of whole bay scallops in the shell or 1 pint of bay scallop meat per person, with a maximum of 10 gallons of whole bay scallops in the shell or 1/2 gallon bay scallop meat per vessel (1/2 gallon = 4 pints). Regional Bay Scallop SeasonAdditional bay scallop season dates are as follows:Joseph Bay/Gulf County: Aug. 16 through Sept. 24. For information on bay scallop regulations, visit MyFWC.com/Marine and click on Recreational Regulations and Bay Scallops under the Crabs, Shrimp and Shellfish tab. Learn more about how FWC scientists monitor Floridas scallops by visiting MyFWC.com/Research and clicking on Saltwater, Bay Scallops and Bay Scallop Season and Abundance Survey.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - VyStar Credit Union announced Monday that it has successfully acquired Citizens State Bank, a Florida state-chartered bank headquartered in Perry, Florida with $280 million in assets. VyStar first announced the move in January but it was expected to take until mid-2019 to complete the acquisition. The acquisition will bring VyStars total number of full-service branches to 55, and total assets to nearly $8.9 billion, serving more than 665,000 members. The credit union said all the operations integrations should be finished by mid-October. In addition, VyStar received approval from the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance and the FLOFR to expand into four Southeast Georgia counties: Camden, Charlton, Glynn and Ware.