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Food Dudes Fundraising Event
Food Dudes Fundraising Event
Saturday, April 1 starting at 6 p.m., Taylor Educational Enrichment Foundation will host a fundraising event for Taylor Independent School District educators. The event will take place at Williamson County Expo Center, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
PUBLIC MEETINGS
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, March 29 — From 9 - 10 a.m. Melissa Gauna and Edward Jones will present a seminar on how to spot red flags of fraudulent encounters, supportive resources and steps attendees can take to protect themselves and loved ones. This event is free and hosted by Taylor’s Chamber of Commerce, 208 N. FM 1660, Hutto. For more, contact Vicki 737-327-4157 or [email protected]. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
Hutto Parks and Recreation will have 15,000 eggs for its traditional Easter egg hunt at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2, in Fritz Park, 306 E. Live Oak St. in Hutto. The hunt will begin at 3 p.m. sharp for ages three and up, but a sensory-friendly egg hunt will begin at 4 p.m. At 3:30 p.m., childre...
EASTER EGG HUNT
. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
Luminaries on the Square
Luminaries on the Square
Luminaries on the Square returns for a second year Friday, April 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Heritage Square, 400 N. Main in Taylor. Everyone is invited to decorate paper bags and set them afloat with a candle inside them as a memorial for all cancer survivors and caregivers. Honor and remember those who won the fight, lost the fight, or are still fighting. The evening will include entertainment, food, and a Luminaria Ceremony. Bring a chair and cheer. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
An egret carries materials to build a nest in mid-March. Courtesy photo by Andy Sharp
Bird parade!
T hink of Taylor’s egrets, and certain regrets over a recent firework fiasco or even excessive excrement may come to mind. But the folks at Good Life Taylor smell a different opportunity associated with the thousands of colonial nesters and other migratory birds who make their home in and around Murphy Park. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM
Taylor ISD Ok’s hiring incentives
Taylor ISD Ok’s hiring incentives
It’s hiring season for new teachers, and Taylor Independent School District is using a variety of incentives to attract and retain qualified instructors and other employees. At the March 20 meeting, the Taylor ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a signing bonus of $1,000 for teachers with five years or less of experience and $1,500 for those with six or more years who accept a job before the end of May, as well as a $1,000 incentive for teachers who obtain certification for English as a Second Language. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM
City Manager James Earp, seated, signs Cottonwood Properties ownership over to the EDC. Left to right: EDC board members Shawn Lucas, Mike Snyder, Erin Clancy and Randal Clark. Cottonwood Development Corporation member Peter Gordon. Director of Economic Development Bob Farley. EDC board me...
Embattled Cottonwood properties ready for new opportunity
HUTTO – After years of legal battles and stalled development, a 250-acre site, north of US 79 east of Hutto, known as Cottonwood Properties, is back in the hands of the city and its Economic Development Corp. The EDC officially took ownership of the property March 6. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM
Sons Jackson Meller (left) and Joshua Meller attach shoulder boards displaying Joseph Meller’s new rank as an Army lieutenant colonel; youngest son John Meller pins his dad’s beret Feb. 8 during the promotion ceremony at Camp Mabry as wife Rhonda Meller looks on. The family calls Taylor ho...
Newly promoted Taylor soldier: A student of leadership
In 2010, as the new executive officer for the 836th SAPPER Company in Kingsville, an elite group of combat engineers serving with the Texas Army National Guard, Joseph Meller recognized something special was going on. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM
Landowners in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction attend an information meeting last fall about the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan, which they say unfairly limits their property’s values. Photo by Nicole Lessin
House bill limiting MUDs on city’s fringes stalls
Pushback seems to be taking the steam out of a proposed state House bill giving Taylor additional power to squash some municipal utility districts in the extraterritorial jurisdiction around the Samsung Austin Semiconductor facility. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM
T.H. Johnson Elementary School will be an early-education campus, housing only pre-kindergarten through kindergarten students. Courtesy Photo by Ryan Newsom
E-EDITION HIGHLIGHTS
Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, Mar. 22, e-edition of the Taylor Press. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM
Pastor Emeritus John Sumner’s paintings in silent auction at St. Peter’s Church. Proceeds will go toward a new playground. Photo by Susan Garry
CCO hosts state of the city
COUPLAND CIVIC ORGANIZATION (CCO) The Coupland Civic Organization met Feb. 27 in the St. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM
HUNTSVILLE – Two former Taylor Duck track stars made a name for themselves in the classroom on the next level. Kemarius Miller (left) and Christian Rohlack made the Dean’s List at Sam Houston University in Huntsville. Courtesy photo
FORMER DUCK TRACKSTERS MAKE DEAN’S LIST
FORMER DUCK TRACKSTERS MAKE DEAN’S LIST. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM
Tigerettes freshman pitcher Miley Pokorny delivering a strike to the batter. Photo by Cristina Jarosek
Big second inning lifts Granger past Thrall
GRANGER – Montana Moore and Alex Harwell each drove in a pair of runs, and the Granger Lady Lions erupted for six runs in the second inning, then held on for a 7-5 win over the Thrall Tigerettes. Thrall was first to get on the board with a run in the top of the first. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM
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