PUBLIC MEETINGS
TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL
The Taylor City Council regularly meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. in Taylor. Agendas and live broadcasts are available at http://www.taylortx.gov.
THRALL CITY COUNCIL
The Thrall City Council regularly meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Thrall City Hall, 104 S. Main St. For agendas or additional dates, visit http://cityofthrall.com or call 512-898-5306.
GRANGER CITY COUNCIL
The Granger City Council regularly meets the second Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Saints Cyril and Methodius Recreation Hall, 500 W. Davilla St. in Granger. Agendas are available at http://www.cityofgranger.org/ City_Council.php.
HUTTO CITY COUNCIL
The Hutto City Council regularly meets the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 500 W. Live Oak St. in Hutto, Agendas and live broadcasts are available at https:// www.huttotx.gov.
COUPLAND CITY COUNCIL
The Coupland City Council regularly meets the second Thursday of every month at 5 p.m. at the Coupland Fire Station, 403 FM 1466 in Coupland. Agendas are available at https:// cityofcouplandtx.us.
TAYLOR ISD
The Taylor ISD Board of Trustees regularly meets the third Monday of every month at the boardroom of Taylor ISD Event Center, 3101 N. Main Street in Taylor. Agendas and additional dates are available by visiting https://www. taylorisd.org and navigating through the Board tab.
THRALL ISD
The Thrall ISD Board of Trustees regularly meets at the Thrall High School Learning Resource Center Annex, 601 S. Bounds St. in Thrall. For dates and agendas, visit https:// www.thrallisd.com and navigate through the School Board tab.
GRANGER ISD
The Granger ISD Board of Trustees regularly meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the Granger Alumni Room, 300 North Colorado St. in Granger. An agenda is typically posted prior to the meeting at https://www.grangerisd.net/80843_2.
HUTTO ISD
The Hutto ISD Board of Trustees regularly meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the administration building, 200 College St. in Hutto. For agendas, visit https:// www.hipponation.org/page/1574.
COUPLAND ISD
The Coupland ISD Board of Trustees regularly meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the school library, 620 S. Commerce St. in Coupland. For agendas, visit https://www.couplandisd.org/page/23.
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
The Taylor Planning and Zoning Commission typically meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at City Hall. For more information, call 512-352-6891, ext. 24, or visit http://www.taylortx.gov/567/planning-andzoning.
TAYLOR EDC
The Taylor Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors holds a regular meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the TEDC Conference Room, 112 West 2nd St. in Suite 203. Special meetings are called as needed. Agendas are posted at City Hall and at http://www.tayloredc.com.
PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
The Taylor Parks and Rec Advisory Committee typically meets the third Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. at City Hall. For more information, visit http://www.taylortx. gov/242/parks-advisory-board.
MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD
The Taylor Main Street Advisory Board regularly meets the third Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. The group carries out an annual action plan for a downtown revitalization program. Agendas are available at http://www.taylortx.gov.
PUBLIC ARTS ADVISORY BOARD
The Taylor Public Arts Advisory Board regularly meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at 5 p.m. at City Hall. The group works to promote acquisitions of public art and to raise awareness, interest and funding for art in public places. Agendas are available at http:// www.taylortx.gov.
ANIMAL CONTROL APPEALS BOARD & SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Taylor committee, appointed by the City Council to assist the animal control officer and compliance needs, meets quarterly. For more information, visit http://www.taylortx.gov.
AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD
This five-member board makes recommendations to the City Council regarding the operations of the municipal airport and meets when necessary. For more information, visit http://www.taylortx. gov/514/airport.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
The Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday morning in the Commissioners Courtroom, 710 Main St. in Georgetown. The meetings begin at 9:30 a.m. Court members set the agenda each week. The deadline for putting items on the agenda is Thursday at noon. Agendas are posted at http://www.wilco.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Heritage Square Farmers Market
The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Square, 400 N. Main St. in Taylor. For updates, visit https://www.facebook. com/heritagesquarefarmersmarket.
Third Thursday
Every third Thursday of each month, Taylor’s downtown businesses will be open past 5 until 8 p.m. and offer in-store specials, live music, door prizes and other activities. The event is designed to encourage residents to shop locally and become familiar with the shops in the downtown area.
Run for the Roses 5K/10K
Saturday, Jan. 15 — The 9th Taylor Garden Run for the Roses 5K/10K will run rain or shine. There will also be a 1K Fun Run and Sleepwalker race.
The event benefits the Taylor Garden Club. Taylor Garden Club provides scholarships for youths who are pursuing careers in ecology, horticulture, landscaping, arbor and forestry studies and other career fields relating to growing things.
For more information and to register, visit https://www. athleteguild.com/running/ taylor-tx/2022-taylor-gardenclub-run-for-the-roses-5k10k.
BW&W Blood Drive
Tuesday, Jan. 18 — Schedule your appointment at http://www.bswblood.com. Appointments are highly encouraged. Walk-ins will be accepted as space allows.
All blood donors in January will receive a limited edition gift. Baylor Scott & White employees will receive credit towards Donor Day Off. Photo identification is required to donate. Donors ages 18 or younger are required to show proof of age. Masks are required to be worn during appointment.
Do you have a public event coming up in the next two months? If you would like for your happening to be included here, email your event to [email protected] or mail/bring it to our office at 211 W. Third St, Taylor, TX 76574.
Listings for Upcoming Events are free. Submissions will be printed as space allows, so keep entries brief. Longer submissions may be subject to edits, printed elsewhere in the newspaper, or exclusion.
If more exposure is needed, consider purchasing an ad instead. Call us at 512-352-8535 and we’ll be happy to help you.
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
KIWANIS CLUB
• Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. in Taylor.
ROTARY CLUB
• Meets every Thursday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. in Taylor.
LIONS CLUB
• Meets every Friday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. in Taylor.
Are we missing your civic organization? Submit your group’s info to [email protected] or by calling 512-352-8535.
