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I’m telling you, Santa is real
I’m telling you, Santa is real
“They err, who thinks Santa Claus comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart.” Paul M. Ell Santa Claus is real. 12/20/2022 11:16 AM
The Taylor Press held a drawing for a 42-inch TV for anyone who renewed or signed up for a new subscription. The drawing was held Monday, Dec. 19 during The Glimpse, a weekly wrap up of the weekend newspaper on the Taylor Press Facebook page. The grand prize winner was Charles Reiger. He w...
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
. 12/20/2022 11:16 AM
Patrol officers Michael Mcintire (left) and Moses Guerrero chat Oct. 4 at the National Night Out block party for the Avery Glen subdivision.
Taylor PD earns national recognition for NNO
The Taylor Police Department has earned national recognition from the National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit organization that works with law enforcement, neighborhood watch groups and others. 12/20/2022 11:16 AM
PUBLIC MEETINGS
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. 12/20/2022 11:16 AM
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. 12/20/2022 11:16 AM
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Heritage Square Farmers Market The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 12/20/2022 11:16 AM
Casey Weison and Makayla Tincher try their hand at karaoke at Plowman’s Kitchen.
Ugly sweater karaoke
It’s time for ugly sweaters and Christmasthemed Karaoke. On Thursday, Dec. 12/20/2022 11:16 AM
Icicles hang off a tree in February 2021, during Winter Storm Uri, in Taylor. Photo by Fernando Castro
City touts preparedness
City and county officials are working to prevent another catastrophe like Winter Storm Uri. At the Dec. 12/17/2022 07:31 AM
As they seek lodging for the night, Mary and Joseph are told there is no room. Photos by Nicole Lessin
Christmas comes alive
Last weekend, Immanuel Lutheran Church came alive with the sights and sounds surrounding the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. As they have for more than a dozen years, hundreds of area visitors flocked to the church for “The Pilgrimage to Bethlehem: A Live Nativity” to be immersed in a spectacular, free production of the story of the first Christmas, featuring about 140 actors from 20 area churches wearing authentic first-century period costumes, as well as elaborate indoor and outdoor sets. 12/17/2022 07:31 AM
Autopsy: Suspicious death a homicide
Autopsy: Suspicious death a homicide
The death of a 26-year-old man found sprawled in a yard earlier this week has been ruled a homicide, according to investigators. Enrique Lopez Estrada suffered a single wound from a .22-caliber bullet, and while no arrest was reported at press time, a person of interest has been developed, police said. 12/17/2022 07:31 AM
Contractors put the finishing touches on a new Starbucks location at 3116 N. Main Street, the first in Taylor. Photo by Nicole Lessin
It’s beginning to look a lot like Starbucks
It’s a week before Christmas, and all up Main Street, people are awaiting lattes and cake pops to eat. On Monday, the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce is hosting an invitation-only ribbon cutting for the grand opening of the coffee retailer Starbucks, which will soon open across the street from the Taylor Independent School District Administrative offices and Main Street Intermediate School. 12/17/2022 07:31 AM
Taylor ISD OKs Samsung tax breaks
Taylor ISD OKs Samsung tax breaks
Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s $17 billion investment in Taylor could be nine-fold higher in the coming decades than what it is today. At a special called Taylor Independent School District board meeting Dec. 12/17/2022 07:31 AM
LOCAL STUDENTS AWARDED AT LIVESTOCK SHOW
LOCAL STUDENTS AWARDED AT LIVESTOCK SHOW
The Williamson County Livestock Show was held FIND THE DATES at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor. Several students from the area received awards for their show animals including 19 students in the top 50. Kaden Dickens (Thrall 4H), Preslie Juranek (Thrall FFA), Whitney Drummond (Thrall 4H), Lyla Morris (Thrall FFA), Hunter Voigt (Taylor 4H), Madeline R. 12/17/2022 07:31 AM
(From Left) Ursurla Williams, Michelle Anderson, Dannie Royal. Back row, Mayor Brandt Rydell, Nekoya Anderson, Nancy Hill, Leroy Anderson and Mike Kaspar listen as District 1 Councilman Gerald Anderson addresses the crowd Dec. 10. Photos by Nicole Lessin
E-EDITION HIGHLIGHTS
Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, Dec. 14, e-edition of the Taylor Press. 12/17/2022 07:31 AM
It’s cold: Time to plant your radishes
It’s cold: Time to plant your radishes
December is a quiet time in our Central Texas backyard gardens. Most plants and trees are slowly going dormant for the winter. Due to the reduction in daylight, fall and winter planted crops grow more slowly, but it’s still a great time of year for leafy greens like spinach, lettuce, kale, collards and mustard greens. If you are looking for a little more variety out in your vegetable beds, it’s a super time of the year for planting radishes. 12/17/2022 07:31 AM
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