Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday,Aug. 24, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is emailed to subscribers and available at www.taylorpress.net.
MESSAGING FOCUS AHEAD OF BOND
At the Aug. 15 board meeting, the Taylor Independent School District board of trustees unanimously approved calling for an $82.5 million bond election in November to fund safety improvements, land acquisition as well as maintenance and operations.
Though at the meeting, the board of trustees also unanimously approved lowering the overall Taylor ISD tax rate for the fourth year in a row to $1.28 for the 2022-23 school year, saving the average homeowner more than $300 per year when compared to 2020, Texas law mandates that the language on the ballot refer to the bond issue as a proposed tax increase.
HAYLEY’S GRAINS OFFERS ETHICAL GROCERY CONCEPT
THayley Blundell just celebrated the one-year anniversary mark Aug. 21 of her grocery store Hayley’s Grains, which she calls an “ethical onestop shop,” but it has taken a while for her to narrow down what exactly it is.
For customers like Blundell attempting to live a plastic-free or low-plastic lifestyle, they can fill up their own jars to purchase rice, pulses, beans, steel cut oats and other grains. They can stock up on spices, herbs, sea salt and even nutritional yeast. They can access refilling stations for liquid soaps, laundry detergents and all-purpose cleaners. And they can access plasticfree household items, including bamboo cotton swabs, loofah sponges, and more.
Hayley’s Grains also offers locally sourced produce from Olson Family Farm, Coupland Honey and Vermillion Aeroponic Farm as well as meats from Belle Vie Farm, Amber Oaks Ranch and Homestead Texas Farm.
She also offers locally sourced dairy, juice, and fresh-baked goods.
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Photos by Fernando Castro
