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Houston Oct. 11-17 Seattle (Divisional Series) AL West Standings x-Houston 106-56 y-Seattle 90-72 e-LA Angels 73-89 e-Texas 68-94 e-Oakland 60-102. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

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Houston Texans Oct. 23 @ Las Vegas Oct. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

David Watson coaches his fighter Destiny Jones in between rounds of her professional fight Saturday, Oct. 8. Photo by Jason Hennington.

Controlling her own Destiny

All smiles until the bell rings resulted in a “too sweet” victory for Taylor-bred boxer Destiny Jones. On Saturday, Oct. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

Thrall sophomore Sarah Beth Laurence poses with her awards after District 27 Championship meet Monday. Courtesy Photo Thrall ISD

Thrall and Granger cross country dominate district championship

The cross-country teams for Thrall and Granger combined for a total of eight top-10 finishers, six top five finishers and two first place finishers at the District Championship meet Monday. Thrall sophomore Sarah Beth Laurence and Granger senior Cobe Whitney both claimed first place in the varsity girls twomile run and varsity boys 5,000 meter run respectively. Laurence finished her race in 12 minutes and 43 seconds, a good 12 seconds in front of the second- place finisher. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

St. Mary’s Rams celebrate with senior Andrew Flores after scoring his first touchdown of the season.

Rams still rolling

The St. Mary’s Rams traveled to Buckholts to play a public school and the Buckholts Badgers picking up a dominating 68 - 20 win. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

The Taylor Ducks run out of the tunnel for the second half against Robinson.v

WEEK SEVEN RECAP

Week seven of the high school football season and there were a lot of great games that involved local teams. The St. Mary’s Rams and Granger Lions found themselves picking up wins on Friday while the Tayor Ducks, Hutto Hippos and Thrall Tigers were not so lucky. The Rams went on the road and defeated the Buckholts Badgers 68-20. The Rams received a major contribution from senior Andrew Flores scoring his first touchdown of the season. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

Evan Hale Sports writer

We are just past the halfway point of football season which makes me very sad, we waited all summer long to watch football and now it is almost over. There are still plenty of games to enjoy before the end of the season, especially locally. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

Tigerette’s junior Melaina Grissom spikes the ball during game against Holland. Photo by Larry Pelchat

Tigerettes top Thorndale

After spotting the Thorndale Lady Dogs (21-12 overall, 3-1 District 26-2A) a one set lead, the Thrall Tigerettes (22-13, 4-0) seized control of Saturday’s match to take sole possession of first place in District 26-2A with a 22-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-15 win. Thrall got off to a quick start in the opening set, leading 3-0, but Thorndale took advantage of solid net play and multiple Tigerettes miscues to take a 9-3 lead. The Lady Dogs were able to maintain control until the late going when Thrall made a run to cut the lead to 24-22, but Kyndal Robinson’s kill closed out the first set for Thorndale. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

PUBLIC MEETINGS

PUBLIC MEETINGS

TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Heritage Square Farmers Market The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS

CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS

KIWANIS CLUB ROTARY CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

Courtesy photo The annual pumpkin patch is open through the end of the month at the First United Methodist Church of Taylor.

During the rest of the month of October, the First United Methodist Church of Taylor is hosting their annual Pumpkin Patch in front of their church at 907 W Lake Drive in Taylor. This is a family-friendly event with many photo opportunities, plus craft items and baked goods for sale, and of course, PUMPKINS! 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

Aerial footage of the Williamson County Fair and Rodeo last year at the Williamson County Expo Center. Facebook/wilcofair

Williamson County Fair and Rodeo on the way

Carnival rides, live music, food, animals and more are just a taste of the many events scheduled between Oct. 26-29 for the 2022 Williamson County Fair and Rodeo at the Williamson County Expo Center, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail in Taylor. The fair will kick off with a family night, sponsored by the YMCA, featuring free gate admission for families to the fairgrounds. Activities will include carnival rides, a beer and wine garden, a petting zoo, pig races, stick horse races for kids ages three to five, arts and crafts vendors and more. In addition, visitors can watch the Paul Bunyan show, a competition of world champion lumberjacks demonstrating modern and old-time lumberjack skills. The rodeo, which is sponsored by the Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association, will be held Friday and Saturday and will feature riders from all over the county competing for bragging rights and cash prizes. There will be a mutton bustin’, and kids calf scramble as well. A new feature for this year will be a Tejano night Friday, featuring mariachi music, folklorico dance, a tribute to the late Tejano artist Selena by Amanda Solis, as well as musical performances from Ram Herrera, Yayo Castillo y Rumores and more. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

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Steve Guajardo went to live with the Lord Oct. 6, 2022. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM

Beautiful handmade bowls on display Oct. 8 for participants to choose from in Potter’s Alley.

Taylor fights hunger

In a land of plenty, empty bowls are a reminder that food insecurity is still never far off. Families, friends and neighbors connected with each other Oct. 10/12/2022 07:32 AM