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Polka music and home-made German food will be available at St. John Lutheran Church in Bartlett on Sunday, Sept. 18. Facebook/ st.johnlutheranchurchelca7/

Polka Worship in Bartlett Sept. 18

St. John’s Lutheran Church will host a polka worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 18 at 30650 State Highway 95 in Bartlett. The Praha Brothers Polka Band will play hymns and the liturgy, and everyone is invited to attend. A home cooked German meal will be served immediately after the service, which can be eaten at the church or can be taken to go. Desserts will also be available. Though there is no charge to attend the polka worship service, meal tickets are $12, and can be purchased at the door. For more information, contact St. John Lutheran Church at (254) 527-3341. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

PUBLIC MEETINGS

PUBLIC MEETINGS

TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

Emma Juwell Logan

Emma Juwell Logan

Emma Juwell Logan, age 64, of Round Rock, passed away in the arms of her loving daughter, Michelle Freeland-Love, on the evening of Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at North Austin Medical Center of Austin. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS | by Gary Borders

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS | by Gary Borders

POLL: MOST TEXAS TEACHERS CONSIDER QUITTING More than three-fourths of Texas teachers say they have seriously considered quitting the profession largely because of a perceived lack of respect and support, according to a new survey by the Charles Butt Foundation. Excessive workload and inadequate pay were other major reasons that teachers are considering leaving, The Dallas Morning News and other media outlets reported. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

Threatening society

Threatening society

BY JASON HENNINGTON This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Jason Hennington. This is NOT the opinion of the Taylor Press. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, I’m not renewing my paper. The reason, Beto O’Rourke visits Taylor. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

Shepherd’s Heart Taylor food pantry Executive Director Loretta Masters with Cheryl Cornelius, and Linda Flens at the Business Expo & Job Fair Sept. 10. Photo by Nicole Lessin

Tickets available for Empty Bowl fundraiser

As the holidays approach, hunger is never far off. But area residents are continuing to do their part to make sure people in need can still find help. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

Volunteers set up in Heritage Square for the 2022 Texas Mamma Jamma Ride this past Saturday to raise funds in support of Lone Star Circle of Care’s Big Pink Bus, which brings affordable mobile mammogram services to low-income and under served women in the region. Since the ride was launche...

MAMMA JAMMA RIDES IN TAYLOR

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Michaela Watson returns to the stage at Heritage Square to perform at Music in the Park hosted by The First Baptist Church of Taylor. Photo by Jason Hennington

Church reaches community through music

Whether gospel, country or heavy metal, music is heard by everyone. A local church is using it to spread love and build the community. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

Mold toxicity solutions via functional medicine

Mold toxicity solutions via functional medicine

Paid advertisement Discover and eliminate root causes of mysterious symptoms. September is mold awareness month. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

COMMUNITY TRAINING ON NARCAN

COMMUNITY TRAINING ON NARCAN

• Learn to safely administer and store medication including NARCAN • Tuesday, Sept 27, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

TAYLOR POLICE DEPARTMENT ARREST REPORT

TAYLOR POLICE DEPARTMENT ARREST REPORT

It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

Bible article history of translations

Bible article history of translations

“Deliberately Diverse” represents the individual thoughts and opinions of a group of Taylor friends who almost never completely agree about anything but are gratified by the opportunity to stimulate deliberately diverse discussions in our beloved community. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

Taylor Press Area Editor Jason Hennington talks to Taylor Public Works Director Jim Gray Sept. 12

Water, mowing and a bear– OH MY!

It may not stretch the imagination to know Public Works Director Jim Gray oversees the cemetery as well as the airport here in Taylor. However, you might not expect the Denton native to also have experience overseeing a zoo, where he handled alligators — and a bear — and took part in disassembling, transporting and rebuilding an entire miniature steam engine and track. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM

Shoutouts shoutouts shoutouts

Shoutouts shoutouts shoutouts

“ When you see something beautiful or good in someone, tell them. It may take seconds to say, but for them, it could last a lifetime.” — Author unknown Last week we asked our readers to let us know who walked the extra mile. 09/17/2022 09:19 AM