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Thrall ISD launching app, new website
Thrall ISD launching app, new website
Thrall parents and students will have new and redesigned ways to get information beginning Friday. On April 8, Thrall Independent School District is launching a smartphone app. 04/06/2022 09:59 AM
Brushy Creek concern not in area
Brushy Creek concern not in area
Issues up river don’t appear to have flowed in Taylor. Taylor’s municipal government has not received any notification in regards to the Brushy Creek river amid an investigation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for possible sewage leaking into the water in the Round Rock area. 04/06/2022 09:59 AM
Kids business fair Saturday
Kids business fair Saturday
For the fifth year, ESTEAM Academy will host its annual Children’s Business Fair in Round Rock to support and encourage young entrepreneurs between the ages of 4-17. This year, the fair has grown by 30% and will showcase the talents of over 70 young entrepreneurs in more than booths. 04/06/2022 09:59 AM
EDITOR TALKS TO ROTARY
EDITOR TALKS TO ROTARY
The Rotary Club of Taylor heard from Thomas Edwards, Granite Media Partners executive editor, during the Rotary meeting at Sirloin Stockade in Taylor March 31. Granite Media Partners is the parent company of the Taylor Press. Taylor’s Rotary Club meets every Thursday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. Courtesy photo 04/06/2022 09:59 AM
Tyler Bybee talks about Arbor Day during the Taylor City Council meeting Oct. 28, 2021. Photo by Fernando Castro
Bybee next in Press interview
04/05/2022 05:19 PM
A tech company is potentially on the way to Hutto.
Tech maker gets next step in Hutto
04/04/2022 01:15 PM
Taylor’s Jarvis Anderson looks to continue to leap past the competition at the 2022 19-4A district meet this Wednesday and Thursday, April 6-7. Photo by Matt Hooks
Taylor hosts district meet this week
04/02/2022 10:32 AM
Jarvis Anderson and Emma Whitsel now find themselves in the Taylor record books as they both are now hurdle record holders. Courtesy Photo Earven Flowers
Breaking stride
04/02/2022 10:12 AM
Jarvis Anderson and Emma Whitsel now find themselves in the Taylor record books as they both are now hurdle record holders. Courtesy Photo Earven Flowers
Breaking stride
Records are made to be broken. On Saturday, March 26, not one, but two Taylor track records were smashed, both in the hurdles event. 04/02/2022 06:13 AM
Here is rendering of a potential new elementary campus at Thrall ISD. The entrance design resembles the current high school. Facebook / Thrall High School
Thrall school bond meets go on
Thrall residents have a few upcoming meetings to learn more about the school bond up for election in May. Next Sunday, April 10, Thrall Independent School District will have the next session in a series of community meetings on bond propositions. 04/02/2022 06:13 AM
Board discusses better pay
Board discusses better pay
After cancellation on March 21 due to the tornadoes in the area, the Taylor ISD school board held their monthly meeting this past Monday, March 28. During his report, Superintendent Devin Padavil put into context complicated times versus complex times. 04/02/2022 06:13 AM
With Superintendent Devin Padavil to his left, Taylor High School art teacher Nathan Gray is awarded a TEE grant of $2,500 for his project, “Murals, Murals, Everywhere!” Photos by Misty Houston
MALLARD MANIA
The Taylor Educational Enrichment (TEE) Foundation celebrated their 2022 grant recipients on March 25 in true Mallard Mania style with a parade that traveled to classrooms to surprise the winners. “Receiving a TEE Foundation grant is like Christmas morning,” said first grade teacher Cassidy Walters. 04/02/2022 06:13 AM
Relief fund for tornado damage
Relief fund for tornado damage
Another source is available to help tornado damage recovery efforts. Working with Williamson County Commissioner Russ Boles, Williamson County Farm Bureau (WCFB) is coordinating a nonprofit relief fund for rural residents of Williamson County impacted by tornados that hit Williamson County March 21. 04/02/2022 06:13 AM
ADRN volunteers have a brief meeting and discuss how to help serve the needs of residents who have been impacted by last week’s storms. Photos by Jason Hennington
E-EDITION HIGHLIGHTS
Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, March 30, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is mailed to subscribers and available at www.taylorpress.net. 04/02/2022 06:13 AM
Seven finalists from Main Street Intermediate School were selected to participate in the Future Chefs annual event sponsored by Sodexo/Taylor ISD Child Nutrition. Finalists and their mentors are shown above. Photos by Tim Crow
Future Chefs compete
Students at Main Street Intermediate School were invited to enter the contest by submitting a favorite recipe for consideration. The theme for this year was recipes inspired by a book or movie and transformed into a healthier version of the original. 04/02/2022 06:13 AM