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Area school districts are working to determine if they will need to have makeup days due to the ice storm in early February.
School still mulling makeup days
The ice storm and electricity outages caused area school districts to shut down for a few days. Some schools have to have makeup days, while others don’t. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
Taylor ISD tweaks bond timeline
Taylor ISD tweaks bond timeline
As the Taylor Independent School District readies for Phase 1 of the $82.5 bond construction, officials are tweaking project timelines to keep the budget on track. “We received the guaranteed maximum price for Drymalla (Construction) for Phase 1 construction … which is approximately $2.3 million, so that leaves us with an overage of approximately $160,000 or 7 percent,” said the bond’s project manager Aaron Mullins at the Feb. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
Wyatt Murray, 8, constructs origami shapes. Courtesy photos
YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
NICOLE LESSIN [email protected] Last Saturday, about a hundred people showed up for a pop-up market on the lawn of Old Taylor High, to buy fresh eggs, spray-paint art, gourmet dog treats, handmade earrings and much more. While the offerings may sound fairly standard, most of the entrepreneurs who created, procured and sold the wares haven’t even finished elementary school yet. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
ETJ landowners wait for the start of a presentation by attorney Chris Johns, a founder of the Taylor Landowner Rights Coalition Feb. 27. Photo by Nicole Lessin.
Lawyers set deadline for ETJ landowners
Attorneys organizing landowners in Taylor’s extraterritorial jurisdiction have placed a Friday, March 3, deadline to join up for legal representation in a potential mass action lawsuit over development limits the city. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
Coach Ignatius Caraway, Hutto High School teacher and head coach of men’s basketball. Photos by Edie Zuvanich
Teaching kids to lift their community
HUTTO – In a life punctuated with the type of recognitions won through commitment and hard work, Ignatius Caraway has been true to his core value – doing whatever is needed to serve the community. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
Members of the parks advisory board unveil the dedication plaque honoring Adam Orgain. Left to right: Rose McMillin (former member), Perry Savard, Sharon Dyer and Charlotte Tyre.
Adam Orgain, Hutto’s first settler, honored
HUTTO – In 1854, a lone 17-year-old braved harsh winters, grew his own food and protected the land and cattle belonging to his owner. Adam Orgain was a slave, and a vital, but almost unrecognized, part of Hutto’s history. Now, the city is telling his story with the official naming of Adam Orgain Park, a 65-acre recreational area adjacent to the Brushy Creek Amphitheater at 1001 CR 137. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
The crowd in the Coupland Fire Station at a previous Coupland Volunteer Fire Department chili supper. Photo courtesy Coupland Volunteer Fire Department
State of thè city held Feb. 27
COUPLAND CIVIC ORGANIZATION (CCO) Because of the ice storm, the January CCO meeting was canceled, and the topics that were planned for January was presented Monday, Feb. 27 in the Fellowship Hall of St. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
It’s important to keep telling them
It’s important to keep telling them
“I’ll tell you a secret. Old storytellers never die. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
Bonnie Burnett Whitlow
Bonnie Burnett Whitlow
Bonnie Burnett Whitlow, 96, of Taylor, passed away peacefully Feb. 24, 2023. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
William “Bill” Johnny Michalik
William “Bill” Johnny Michalik
William “Bill” Johnny Michalik, 94, of Granger, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 24, at his daughter’s home in Granger. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
Florence Johnson Carlson
Florence Johnson Carlson
Florence Johnson Carlson, 97, went to be with her heavenly Father Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at Ridgecrest Skilled Nursing Home Facility. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
Timothy Allen Byers
Timothy Allen Byers
Timothy Allen Byers, 38, of Taylor, passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, at Ascension Seton in Round Rock. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
Nelda Mae Berggren Walenta
Nelda Mae Berggren Walenta
Nelda Mae Berggren Walenta, 93, of Pasadena, passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Pasadena. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
Michelle Marie Slate
Michelle Marie Slate
Michelle Marie Slate, 55, passed away July 7, 2022, in Portland, Oregon. Michelle was born Jan. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
Lena Ersch
Lena Ersch
Lena Ersch, 72, of Taylor, passed away Jan. 27, 2023. 03/01/2023 08:29 AM
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