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Patrick issues sweeping gag order ahead of trial

Patrick issues sweeping gag order ahead of trial

Lt. Gov. 07/28/2023 10:02 PM

Sack Lunches

I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 07/28/2023 10:02 PM

Lions youth football players run an agility drill on July 25 during the first day of the annual football camp held in Granger. Photos courtesy Granger ISD

Granger athletics continues to stay alive

GRANGER – Granger Independent School District is wrapping up summer activities as the Lions and Lady Lions prepare for the fall sports season. LIONS YOUTH FOOTBALL For incoming first through ninth graders, young Lions came out to play on July 25-27 for the annual three-day youth football camp with well over 40 kids on the first day. 07/28/2023 10:02 PM

Ducks varsity football has its first day of practice in full pads and helmets on Aug. 6, 2022, at Taylor Stadium. Photos by Evan Hale

Taylor High School athletics will officially be back for the 2023 fall sports season this Monday morning as the Ducks and Lady Ducks start practices. First-year athletic director and Taylor varsity football head coach Earven Flowers will have his team ready to grind at 6 a.m. 07/28/2023 10:02 PM

Lampe speaks to young Hippos football players on July 24 during the annual youth football camp held at Hutto Memorial Stadium. Photo courtesy of Will Compton

Hutto hosts football and volleyball camps

HUTTO – Hippos youth football and Lady Hippos youth volleyball both hosted camps this week as Hutto Independent School district will transition from summer into the fall sports season. HIPPOS YOUTH FOOTBALL For incoming third through ninth graders, the Hippos got to take the field at Hutto Memorial Stadium on July 24-26 for the annual three-day youth football camp. 07/28/2023 10:02 PM

Coupland Civic Organization hosts National Night Out

Coupland Civic Organization hosts National Night Out

COUPLAND – Many communities hold their National Night Out events in the fall, however, Coupland continues the tradition of hosting the event in August. NNO will be held on the grounds of Coupland’s historic Depot. Depot Coordinator Barbara Piper says, “National Night Out is a national recognition and one we observe each first Tuesday in August. 07/28/2023 10:02 PM

Expo gearing up for lots of fun

Expo gearing up for lots of fun

At the Chamber, we do events. Some big. 07/28/2023 10:02 PM

ServPro Chamber Ambassadors welcomed ServPro to the community with a ribbon cutting on April 26. ServPro provides commercial and residential cleaning and damage clean-up and repair. _________________________________________________________________________

RIBBON CUTTINGS

. 07/28/2023 10:02 PM

Love makes the world go ’round

Love makes the world go ’round

“Deliberately Diverse” represents the individual thoughts and opinions of a group of Taylor friends who almost never completely agree about anything but are gratified by the opportunity to stimulate deliberately diverse discussions in our beloved community. Today’s column represents the thoughts and opinions of the group of friends NOT the Taylor Press. 07/28/2023 10:02 PM

Stacy Stork, a member of a citizens compensation committee, protests the City Council’s split vote to increase their own pay to $1,000 per month and $1,500 for the mayor at the regular meeting July 27. Photo by Nicole Lessin

Council ignores committee, OK’s hefty pay raise

07/28/2023 09:30 AM

BUILDING FOR GROWTH

BUILDING FOR GROWTH

Granger to break ground on new high school GRANGER – Granger Independent School District is staying active in its preparation for future growth. The district breaks ground on its new high school next week, Tuesday, Aug. 07/26/2023 07:18 AM

FLORES

Taylor ISD to enter contract negotiations with interim superintendent

Taylor Independent School District has set its sights on an interim superintendent. The Taylor ISD board of trustees approved to authorize the school board president and district legal counsel to enter contract negotiations with Steve Flores to be interim superintendent at the meeting on Monday, July 24. 07/26/2023 07:18 AM

City approves incentives for $10B “game changer” development

City approves incentives for $10B “game changer” development

HUTTO – Development of what is planned to be one of the largest data centers in the country is another step closer as the Hutto City Council approved a 50% tax abatement zone for Skybox PowerCenter Austin. Also known as the Hutto Data Center Campus, the site is located along the Texas 79 corridor at 3399 County Road 132 in the Megasite. 07/26/2023 07:18 AM

PORTER

Wilco development office opens in S. Korea

The Williamson County Economic Development Partnership has announced the opening of a new office in Seoul, South Korea. The office, opened July 1, is co-located with KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, est. 1962) and will share staffing, according to a press release from the county. 07/26/2023 07:18 AM

Pay raise, ETJ fire service, developments on council agenda

Pay raise, ETJ fire service, developments on council agenda

Extended fire services, council compensation and several major new commercial and residential development plans are on the agenda for Thursday night’s Taylor City Council meeting. At the Council’s regular meeting July 27, city leaders will revisit a dormant controversy by receiving a compensation committee’s recommendation for a proposed pay raise, but this time the recommendation will be far less than the proposed increase from $25 to $1,200$1,500 per month that city leaders voted down last year in the face of public pressure. 07/26/2023 07:18 AM