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The Taylor Area Baseball and Softball 6U Pittsburgh Pirates happily pose together on Saturday, May 27 following an undefeated season. Courtesy photo
6U Pirates finish season undefeated
The Taylor Area Baseball and Softball 6U Pittsburgh Pirates finished the season undefeated Saturday with a 19-17 win over the 6U Minnesota Twins. The game started off rocky with a triple play in the bottom of the first made by the Twins’ defense. 05/30/2023 10:46 PM
Ducks varsity baseball junior pitcher Chris Perez waits to make his next pitch on May 25 during Game 1 of the regional semifinals against Spring Hill. Photos by Andrew Salmi
China Spring is final obstacle between Taylor baseball and state berth
Taylor High School varsity baseball is just one three-game series victory away from reaching the 4A state tournament. Standing in the Ducks’ way is a familiar foe in China Spring High School. 05/30/2023 10:46 PM
The Taylor High School varsity baseball team proudly poses with its gold glove 4A regional semifinals trophy on Saturday, May 27 after defeating Spring Hill High School 2-0 in Midlothian. Photo courtesy of Taylor ISD
Ducks baseball flocks to regional finals
MIDLOTHIAN – A storybook 2023 season will continue to live on as the Taylor High School varsity baseball team shut out Longview Spring Hill High School 2-0 in Game 2 of the 4A regional semifinals at Ronnie Clanton Field to advance to the next round of the playoffs. 05/30/2023 10:46 PM
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
Are we missing your civic organization? Submit your group’s info to [email protected] or by calling 512-352-8535. KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. 05/30/2023 10:46 PM
Event planned to help food pantry
Event planned to help food pantry
HUTTO – The Hutto Resource Center’s Food Pantry resides at the Hutto Lutheran Church. During the first hard freeze around December, the historic church sustained damage they are still trying to recover from. 05/30/2023 10:46 PM
Photo by Dana Ward on Unsplash
Cheese Making & Long-term Butter Storage Class
Thursday, June 1 at 9:30 a.m., you have the chance to learn about cheese making and long-term butter storage from Carol Westbrook and Monica Jarrel at the Davilla Community Center, 20803 FM 487, Bartlett. 05/30/2023 10:46 PM
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Heritage Square Farmer’s Market The Farmer’s Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Heritage Square, 400 N. 05/30/2023 10:46 PM
PUBLIC MEETINGS
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. 05/30/2023 10:46 PM
Photo by Paolo Chiabrando on Unsplash
Baskerville Play Auditions
Milam Community Theater presents Baskerville, a comedic take of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes classic. Auditions for Baskerville will commence on June 4 and 5 at 7 p.m. 05/30/2023 10:46 PM
BJ Tealer (right) takes a shot against defender Eric Martinez at last year’s Taylor Press 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. The event is scheduled for July 8-9 at Taylor High School. Photo by Larry Pelchat
Tourney hits 10 years, WNBA adds support
TAYLOR – What began after former sports reporter David Thompson and then-news reporter Jason Hennington played a few games on empty outside courts, the annual Taylor Press 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will hit a milestone this year. 05/27/2023 06:49 AM
Power in the hands of the few
Power in the hands of the few
HUTTO – In the coming years, City Council and the Hutto Independent School District will approve millions of dollars in projects that are already in the works, make decisions on property-tax rates and plot the course for community growth. 05/27/2023 06:49 AM
Jeff Ripple, pastor of Christ Fellowship Church and a member of the Taylor Area Ministerial Alliance, which has hosted Taylor’s annual Christmas parade for more than a decade, speaks May 26 against the new city ordinance for large-scale gatherings. Photo by Nicole Lessin
Council OKs new events policy
The fallout from last year’s dueling holiday parades continues at City Hall. City leaders Thursday in a 4-1 vote approved a new city-events ordinance, despite a large contingent of area Christians showing up to voice their opposition and one councilman not yet on board. 05/27/2023 06:49 AM
DUCKS TAKE FLIGHT
DUCKS TAKE FLIGHT
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Tucker Ferguson, the Austin district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation, talks roads at the METT Summit May 18 at the Elgin Recreation Center. Photo by Nicole Lessin
TxDOT engineer highlights road projects
ELGIN – Growth is happening to the region at breakneck speed, but a lot of it is dependent upon how quickly roads can be built, expanded and made safer through partnerships with different agencies. Such was the message of Tucker Ferguson, the Austin district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation, who gave an overview of transportation challenges and solutions for the area at the first ever METT Summit held at the Elgin Recreation Center May 18, which was organized by the Elgin, Manor and Taylor chambers of commerce. 05/27/2023 06:49 AM
Gunner Streit, a fifth grader at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Taylor, placed first in poetry interpretation with the poem, ‘Paul Revere’s Ride’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at a state meet May 6. Courtesy photos
St. Mary’s students display skills at state competition
FORT WORTH – Earlier this month, students at Taylor’s St. Mary’s Catholic School showed off their academic skills by placing in a state competition. 05/27/2023 06:49 AM
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