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Raymond Glenn Appel

Raymond Glenn Appel

Raymond Glenn Appel, 78, passed away Aug. 26. 09/03/2022 07:36 AM

The Williams Team earned first place gross, the prize for overall best team score before the handicap. Team members are John Guerrero, Scott Williams, Jesus Fuentes and Jack Bond. The tally of best team shots ended 18 below par for a 52 score. Courtesy photos

HOTTER THAN BLAZES

With the “Hotter Than Blazes” theme, 17 four-member teams hit the links Aug. 27 for the annual Taylor Lions Club Golf Tournament at the Mustang Creek Golf Course. 09/03/2022 07:36 AM

Taylor bus driver Kerry Barron follows directions from CPR instructor Jimmy Casares while Transportation dispatcher LaFonda Harvey watches. Photos by Tim Crow

TRANSPORTATION TEAM TRAINS FOR SAFETY

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Taylor High School students Mustafa Alsabhawe and Melanie Quininez, and TISD staff member Jonathon Capetillo, accept the gift of a tool chest full of tools for the automotive department. The donation was made by Greg and Gennifer Tvrdik. Courtesy photo

TOOLS DONATED TO THS AUTOMOTIVE

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Kindness takes flight

Kindness takes flight

There is kindness everywhere. Sometimes, you don’t realize it until you see it. In a post on the Good News Taylor Made Facebook page, a woman said she sat still on a flight so the man in the last seat at the back of the plane could get off and run to his next flight to try to make it to his twin daughters’ first father-daughter dance. Everyone on the plane rooted for him and clapped as he rushed down the aisle. 09/03/2022 07:36 AM

5 signs you have whiplash

5 signs you have whiplash

Paid advertisement The more you drive the greater your chance. The greater your chance of getting into a motor vehicle accident. 09/03/2022 07:36 AM

Miss Communication, Robert Garcia (left), crowns and congratulates Bad Decision Bambi, Sasan Hatami, who was named the 2023 Miss Dudes as Dames. Photo by Catherine McGary

E-EDITION HIGHLIGHTS

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, Aug. 31, e-edition of the Taylor Press. 09/03/2022 07:36 AM

TAYLOR PREPS FOR 9/11 MARCH

TAYLOR PREPS FOR 9/11 MARCH

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Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell chats with Hutto resident Kyle Spinder, who attended the Samsung Job Fair Sept. 1. Photos by Nicole Lessin

Opportunity Knocks

Opportunity was the word of the day at the Samsung Taylor Site Job Fair Sept. 1, sponsored by Samsung Austin Semiconductor, at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor. 09/03/2022 07:36 AM

City reviews land plans

City reviews land plans

The possibility that Samsung could be expanding the scope of its presence more than five-fold in the next two decades, along with concerns by some Taylor-area landowners, has Taylor city officials ordering up another look at the longrange comprehensive plan for the area. At issue are areas of Taylor and the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) that have been put off limits for dense housing, industrial, commercial or retail development because of the high cost of extending wastewater services to those areas. 09/03/2022 07:36 AM

No tolerance for school bullying

No tolerance for school bullying

Taylor Independent School District is addressing all aspects surrounding claims of a threat made at Taylor Middle School last week, including the possibility that the juvenile may have been bullied. “Even as a response to bullying, if a child says something that makes other kids and parents have fear of harm or their safety at school, it will still be addressed very. 09/03/2022 07:36 AM

County OKs budget, sets tax rate

County OKs budget, sets tax rate

STAFF REPORTS WILCO — Williamson County is seeing explosive growth, and the new budget for fiscal year 2022-23 reflects that, with additions to personnel and services. “The growth in Williamson County drives the need for more courts and more EMS personnel and more services in general,” said Precinct 1. 09/03/2022 07:36 AM

Calling all Taylor high mascots

Calling all Taylor high mascots

A family reunion is planned for mascots – Taylor Duck mascots. The Taylor High School Ex-Students Association is calling all THS mascots for a Waddles Family Reunion during homecoming festivities Sept. 09/03/2022 07:36 AM

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Heritage Square Farmers Market The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 08/31/2022 10:02 AM

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

St. John’s Lutheran Church will host a polka worship service at 10:30 a.m. 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. 08/31/2022 10:02 AM