Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, April 20, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is mailed to subscribers and available at www.taylorpress.net.
EASTER EGG-TRAVAGANZA
This past Saturday, April 16, the city of Taylor celebrated the Easter holiday with its annual easter egg hunt in Heritage Square. Little ones raced across the park to gather eggs filled with treats. The hunts were desig nated for age groups 0-2, 3-5 and 6-9. Easter egg hunts and events were also held in south Taylor Sunday afternoon. The annual Hood Hunt hosted by the Braided Fade Crew brought families to Fannie Robinson Park for four different age group hunts and a mega hunt.
TAYLOR ISD TALKS PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT, EXPANSION AND MORE
On Monday, April 18, the Taylor Independent School District board of trustees approved the purchase of playground equipment at Naomi Pasemann Elementary School. Superintendent Devin Padavil said the playscape needs “significant repair.”
The new items will include sun canopies to shield students from the elements. It makes up two separate play areas, one for the smaller children and one for older students.
The board also approved the reconfiguration of elementary schools to create campuses for grades one through five at Pasemann and Main Street Intermediate School by August 2023.
“We have brought this recommendation to you in previous board meetings and reached out for community feedback through surveys,” said Padavil. “Our recommendation is to use next school year to get Main Street Intermediate ready to suit the needs of all students grades one through five and, in the process, transition the campuses.”
SAMSUNG, FARM BUREAU DONATE $35,000 TO HELP TORNADO VICTIMS
At Tuesday’s Williamson County Commissioners Court meeting, the Williamson County Rural Relief Fund received a $35,000 boost from Austin Samsung Semiconductors and the Williamson County Farm Bureau.
“We were proud to do that,” said Bob Avant, president of the Farm Bureau. “That’s the largest single contribution of funds that Williamson County Farm Bureau has ever done.”
The donations follow in the wake of extensive damages by two tornado systems that ripped through eastern Williamson County a month apart.
On March 21, a twister touched down in Round Rock at Interstate 35 and Texas 45, causing widespread destruction, then barreled northeast through parts of Hutto, north Taylor and into Granger.
With the contribution from Samsung, the fund has raised about $50,000. Avant hopes the total can reach $100,000.
