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Chief Henry Fluck talks about Taylor Police Department activity during the Taylor Press’ “Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington” Facebook show Feb. 14. Photo by Fernando Castro
Crime, police report on docket
An analysis of Taylor crime will take center stage at Thursday’s council meeting. On Feb. 02/23/2022 10:00 AM
A look at local candidates
A look at local candidates
In May, citizens will be able to choose who helps shape the city and the school district for the next three years. Local elections are set for May 7, and the candidates have been named. 02/23/2022 10:00 AM
Your candidates. Your Choice
Your candidates. Your Choice
CITY OF TAYLOR District 1 Gerald Anderson • 50 years old • Independent contractor for Uber and Lyft • In District 1 for 21 years and 8 months Stan Werner • 54 years old • Site superintendent for commercial construction company • In District 1 for 24 years District 4 Robert Garcia • 48 years old • Safety specialist • In District 4 for 28 years and 10 months TAYLOR ISD Place 4 Place 3 Place 5 Letisia Flores • 47 years old • Homemaker • In territory for Place 4 for 5 years and 2 months Marco Ortiz • 53 years old • Sales • In territory of Place 4 for 17 years and 11 months Cheryl Carter • 51 years old • Executive Assistant • In territory for Place 3 for 28 years Joseph Meller • 42 years old • Branch Chief of Public Works • In territory for Place 5 for 16 years and 3 months. 02/23/2022 10:00 AM
Things we used to do, I won’t ‘do no more’
Things we used to do, I won’t ‘do no more’
“Sleeping under a table at a roadside park, A man could wake up dead.” — Song lyrics, “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone” recorded by country music artist Charley Pride. It could have been the Winfield Truck Stop decades ago. 02/23/2022 10:00 AM
Texas’ First Lady in Taylor Friday
Texas’ First Lady in Taylor Friday
Taylor will host major Texas figure this week. Cecilia Abbott, First Lady of Texas, will be the keynote speaker at St. 02/23/2022 10:00 AM
Thrall ISD meeting Wednesday night
Thrall ISD meeting Wednesday night
Thrall residents are invited Wednesday night to a meeting that could affect them. A community-wide meeting on bond propositions in the May election will be Feb. 02/23/2022 10:00 AM
Coronavirus rate below 800 per week
Coronavirus rate below 800 per week
The rate of new weekly COVID-19 cases in Williamson County continues to drop and has escaped four digits. Confirmed cases, which include past and current cases reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), increased by 791 in Williamson County Feb. 02/23/2022 10:00 AM
Police tape lines around a crime scene. File photo
7 shots fired into house
02/22/2022 05:20 PM
Chief Henry Fluck (right) talks with Taylor Press’ publisher about the Taylor Police Department during “Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington” Feb. 14 on Facebook. Photo by Fernando Castro
Fluck has ‘Talk with Jason’
Taylor’s chief of police recently discussed himself and the Taylor Police Department on the Taylor Press’ newest community news video program. Chief Henry Fluck sat down with publisher Jason Hennington on “Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington” Monday, Feb. 02/19/2022 09:37 AM
80s to 20s this week
80s to 20s this week
In typical fashion this weather season, Taylor residents should be prepared for summer one day and winter the next. Temperatures are expected to reach the low 80s Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 02/19/2022 09:37 AM
Flags showing “Site Boundary” now adorn sections of CR 401 and CR 404 where a Samsung Austin Semiconductor will be in Taylor. Photo by Fernando Castro
City plan in flux for Samsung
Last Tuesday, Taylor’s previously approved plan for the future was addressed since the formula didn’t anticipate the Samsung variable. On Feb. 02/19/2022 09:37 AM
Assistant Manager Crystal Burkett and Manager BJ Dach stock bluebonnets and geraniums in preparation for the grand opening on Friday, Feb 25. Photos by Edie Zunavich
POPS OF COLOR
Business is blooming again at Taylor Garden Center. A perennial favorite of local gardeners since 2018, the nursery reopens their doors on Friday, Feb. 25. The reopening will showcase a larger variety of flowers, fruit trees, vegetables and herbs plus the addition of a houseplant section and potted succulents. 02/19/2022 09:37 AM
Candidates set for May elections
Candidates set for May elections
Local elections are set for May 7, and we now know who will vie for seats on the city council and the school board. Currently, there is one contested race on the city council and one on the Taylor ISD board of trustees. 02/19/2022 09:37 AM
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Harriet Tubman was born in 1822 and was an American abolitionist and humanitarian. She is known for her work as a scout and spy for the United States Army during the Civil War. She escaped slavery and made several missions using the Underground Railroad to rescue enslaved people along with family and friends. 02/19/2022 09:37 AM
GRANGER STUDENTS SPEND TIME AT NURSING HOME FOR VALENTINES
GRANGER STUDENTS SPEND TIME AT NURSING HOME FOR VALENTINES
Valentines Day was a day of love at Will-O-Bell Nursing Home in Bartlett. For a community outreach project, Granger ISD seventh graders traveled to the facility to spend time and give love to the residents. Facebook / Granger ISD 02/19/2022 09:37 AM
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