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Recordings missing from city hall

Recordings missing from city hall

HUTTO – The city recently discovered that legally-required city council executive session recordings are missing. According to statements made at the March 2 council meeting, exactly how many, how and when they disappeared is unknown. 03/15/2023 08:33 AM

Fire Chief Daniel Baum addresses city leaders at the March 9 meeting of the Taylor City Council. Photo by Nicole Lessin

City seeks federal grant for nine new firefighters

The city is seeking federal assistance to hire nine new firefighters in the next fiscal year. At the March 9 meeting, the Taylor City Council unanimously approved Fire Chief Daniel Baum’s recommendation to apply for a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant by March 17 to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for full salary and benefits for the nine positions over three years. 03/15/2023 08:33 AM

Brandi Hickman (left) and Carilu Bell both came to honor sons they lost to fentanyl poisoning.

NEW RESOURCES IN fight against fentanyl

“ F orever 16.” “Forever 23.” “Forever 28.” T-shirts and posters memorialized the ages of fentanyl-poisoning victims in Williamson County Expo Center’s South Hall March 7, as families came to hear the latest news in this war on opioids. At the event, Williamson County Sheriff Mike Gleason awarded $25,000 each to Texas Against Fentanyl and A Change For Cam, to be used toward fentanyl awareness and education. 03/15/2023 08:33 AM

The springtime renovations will increase capacity from 17 to 30 kennels for dogs and provide an isolation unit for cats, among other improvements, officials said. Photo by Nicole Lessin

Animal shelter urgently seeks fosters

By the end of summer, the Taylor Animal Shelter’s capacity will increase from 17 to 30 kennels for canines awaiting forever homes. But the situation for the shelter, which is maxed out and cannot accept new dogs, could get worse in the short term. 03/15/2023 08:33 AM

Women Veterans Network looking to connect

Women Veterans Network looking to connect

AUSTIN – The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) invites Texas women veterans to join its Women Veterans Network at a virtual event on March 23. The event will highlight services and benefits available in various areas of the state and provides the opportunity for women veterans to join the network, meet regularly and share their stories. Veteran attendees will receive “Proudly Served” buttons. Texas has the highest women veteran population in the nation with over 200,000 women veterans. 03/15/2023 08:33 AM

PUBLIC MEETINGS

PUBLIC MEETINGS

TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. 03/15/2023 08:33 AM

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Heritage Square Farmers Market The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Heritage Square, 400 N. Main St., Taylor. Booths provide high-quality locally grown produce, responsibly raised meats, and unique handmade goods from local farmers, ranchers and artisans. For updates, visit https:// www.facebook.com/heritagesquarefarmersmarket. 03/15/2023 08:33 AM

SENIOR EVENTS

Senior Bingo Enjoy bingo every Wednesday at The Tripp Center, 1517 McLain St. near Mills Lane, from 9 -10:30 a.m. 03/15/2023 08:33 AM

BIRD PARADE AND BIRDWATCHING

BIRD PARADE AND BIRDWATCHING

Saturday, April 1 — From 10 a.m. to noon, Good Life Taylor invites families to Memorial Field Stadium for a walk to Murphy Lake for birdwatching, a costume contest, crafts and more. For more, visit www.goodlifetaylorcom. 03/15/2023 08:33 AM

Hutto's Annual Crawfish Festival

Hutto's Annual Crawfish Festival

Saturday April 8 — From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. hosted by the Hutto Chamber of Commerce at 122 East St. The event will provide music, food trucks, drinks, vendors, more than 100 arts and crafts and non-profits. Registration is now open for vendor booths. 03/15/2023 08:33 AM

Marcus Reese, a survivor and one of the board members of the Break the Silence Project, said education is key to preventing childhood sexual abuse.

Break the Silence Project spotlights child sex abuse

“Someone should do something, but nobody really talks about it.” That was the thought Isabella Tebeau, a former volunteer for the Williamson County Sherrif’s department’s Victim Service Unit, kept having every time she learned about another instance of childhood sexual abuse. “I heard multiple times that children had fallen victims to predators, and I was always thinking someone should do something,” she said. 03/11/2023 06:58 AM

Construction has begun on a bridge crossing over 79 and the Union Pacific Railroad and is slated to be finished by Summer of 2025. Photo by Nicole Lessin

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Some roads are getting wider. Traffic signals are being added. 03/11/2023 06:58 AM

Dr. Devin Padavil displays the effects of the proposed TEA changes. Photo by Edie Zuvanich

Schools oppose new TEA proposal

Taylor and Hutto Independent School Districts joined 248 other statewide districts requesting the Texas Education Agency reconsider an upcoming “accountability refresh” predicted to negatively impact the A-F grades given to school districts and campuses. 03/11/2023 06:58 AM

Storm cleanup costs soar

Storm cleanup costs soar

Though Winter Storm Mara hit our area more than a month ago, cleanup costs for the city continue to skyrocket. At the March 9 meeting of the Taylor City Council, Public Works Director Jim Gray said initial estimates he had given of $1 to $1.5 million for emergency debris removal could be six or even seven-fold higher. 03/11/2023 06:58 AM

E-EDITION HIGHLIGHTS

E-EDITION HIGHLIGHTS

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, March 8, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is emailed to subscribers and available at www. 03/11/2023 06:58 AM

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