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Hutto to host Design Rodeo
Hutto to host Design Rodeo
Like a recent Taylor event, Hutto’s municipal government is trying to wrangle ideas for tomorrow. The Design Rodeo will be an interactive workshop where Hutto residents will gather to understand the Downtown Hutto of today and then dream and design for the Downtown Hutto of tomorrow. 05/25/2022 09:56 AM
Basketball courts in Hutto will receive additional lighting this year. Courtesy photo / City of Hutto
Hutto to install lights on basketball courts
Pretty soon, aspiring basketball stars of all ages will be able to shoot hoops in Hutto well after the sun goes down. The Hutto City Council voted unanimously on May 5 to purchase basketball court lighting systems for Hutto Lake Park, Fritz Park and Hutto Community Park. 05/25/2022 09:56 AM
Hutto High School’s top 10 seniors of the 2022 class are pictured on the morning of being treated to breakfast by the school district May 23. Pictured with Principal Jonathan Smith and Superintendent Celina Estrada Thomas are Damien Wilson, Renin Kottaviruthil, Hannah Laurence, Eva Nguyen,...
Hutto treats top 10 to breakfast
To start one of the most important weeks of their life, Hutto’s top students got started with the most important meal of the day. On May 23, Hutto Independent School District announced the top 10 students of the senior class of 2022. 05/25/2022 09:56 AM
Marilyn Tennill, Shorty Mitchell, Superintendent Devin Padavil, board president Marco Ortiz, Joseph Meller, Jim Buzan and Cheryl Carter hear from residents during a public hearing during their Taylor ISD school board meeting in Taylor May 24. Photo by Fernando Castro
Taylor ISD approves Samsung items
A Tuesday night school board meeting ended with several actions in regards to Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s coming to Taylor. On May 24, the Taylor Independent School District board of trustees approved by majority vote the creation of a reinvestment zone and applications from Samsung for agreements for an appraised value limitation. 05/25/2022 09:56 AM
Constable Paul Leal gets lucky at slot machines at the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce’s Casino Night Gala in Taylor May 21.
Lucky night
Big money and the early 20th century invaded the Williamson County Expo Center last Saturday. On May 21, the Expo Center hosted the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce’s Casino Night Gala. 05/25/2022 09:56 AM
Thrall ISD players and coaches beat the heat by tossing the ball around in Murphy Park pool in Taylor in this August 2015 photo. File photo
Pool dedication, opening Saturday
The City of Taylor Parks and Recreation Department will hold a dedication ceremony honoring the renaming of the Murphy Park Pool to the Doris Roznovak Aquatic Center on Saturday, May 28, at 11 a.m. Everyone in the Taylor community is welcome to attend the ceremony and celebrate the official opening of the pool for the summer. 05/25/2022 09:56 AM
Momentary shelter in place issued
Momentary shelter in place issued
There were a few moments of concern at Taylor Independent School District campuses Tuesday. On May 24, a shelter-inplace order was given the at Main Street Intermediate School and T.H. 05/25/2022 09:56 AM
Maddox
Principal saying goodbye
Taylor High School’s leader heads to a new pond in the fall. On May 19, Principal Andrew Maddox was announced as the new incoming principal of Jarrell High School. 05/25/2022 09:56 AM
There was a short shelter-in-place order issued at Taylor ISD this morning. Photo by Fernando Castro
Short school shelter-in-place issued
05/24/2022 11:48 AM
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
HERITAGE SQUARE FARMERS MARKET The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 05/20/2022 09:24 PM
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. 05/20/2022 09:24 PM
Ribbon cutting, open house this week
Ribbon cutting, open house this week
Melissa Gauna, financial advisor of financial services firm Edward Jones, invites the public to an Open House celebration. “We are thrilled to be a part of this community and look forward to meeting everyone at the open house and getting your support for an organization that does so much for our neighbors,” said the Edward Jones firm in a press release. 05/20/2022 09:24 PM
Hutto Police Chief Jeffery Yarbrough is ready to create opportunities for the community and the officers in the Hutto Police Department. Photo by Jason Hennington
Hutto police chief embraces opportunities
HUTTO - The new chief of police in Hutto, Jeffery Yarbarough, plans to embrace the community, the people and the opportunity to strengthen law enforcement. Originally from Nacogdoches, Yarbarough believes there is a plethora of opportunity in Hutto. 05/20/2022 09:24 PM
Property taxes are affected by a recent Williamson County Commissioners Court vote.
County OKs tax exempts
On May 17, Williamson County Commissioners Court voted to increase property tax exemptions, which should provide tax relief to residential homesteads in the county. “Williamson County has seen tremendous growth in property values this past year,” said Precinct 2 Commissioner Cynthia Long, “so it was important to the Commissioners Court that we do what we can in order to lessen the tax burden on our homeowners to combat rising home values.” Property tax exemptions for people ages 65 and older increased from $90,000 to $125,000. 05/20/2022 09:24 PM
TAYLOR POLICE DEPARTMENT ARREST REPORT
TAYLOR POLICE DEPARTMENT ARREST REPORT
It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 05/20/2022 09:24 PM
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