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Water restrictions tightened HUTTO – The three water service utilities serving Hutto updated their drought conditions last week, with the city of Hutto and Jonah Special Utility District moving to Stage 2 conditions and Manville Water Supply Corp. advancing to the more restrictive Stage 3.

GEORGETOWN- Elected officials in Williamson County are going to receive a pay raise. Passed by the County Commissioners’ Court Tuesday, July 18, the item adds a total of roughly $330,000 across the board for all the elected officials.

On Monday night, Taylor Independent School District learned they will have to begin a search for a new superintendent after Georgetown ISD announced Devin Padavil as the lone finalist for the position in Georgetown. The announcement came while Padavil was in Cabo, San Lucas, Mexico, where he was married this past weekend.

WACO – More than 20 career and education counselors and teachers throughout Texas learned about technical careers at Texas State Technical College’s TECHcelerate conference held July 11, through July 13, at the Waco campus.

The landing gear of a single-engine plane failed during the landing process, forcing the pilot to make a gear up landing at the Taylor Municipal Airport Sunday, July 16. The plane slid across the runway without the proper gear, but otherwise landed safely.

Samsung Austin Semiconductor and the Taylor Independent School District have partnered once again. Two Taylor High School teachers visited the semiconductor factory in Austin for three days last week, July 11-13, as part of the Workforce Solutions Capital Area’s Educator Externship Program.

HUTTO – As anticipation builds for EVO Entertainment’s new Hutto location, EVO officials announced the Hutto facility will include both an IMAX theater and a state-of-the-art Enhanced Viewing Experience theater. EVO Entertainment also released new renderings for the Hutto location. Updated timelines indicate official groundbreaking by late October and a spring 2024 grand opening.

If local forecasts hold, Taylor could have the most consecutive days of 100-degree temperatures in 12 years. The Taylor Texas Weather Network recorded highs from 100 to 104 degrees July 10-13.

The First Baptist Church in Taylor will recognize their pastor for 25 years of service with the church. Pastor Anthony Watson came to Taylor in 1998 as the new pastor of First Baptist.

WACO – Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-17) has announced that he is seeking nominations for the 2023 Congressional Veteran Commendation program.

Kiwanis Club • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St.

Saturday, July 15 — From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Taylor Frontier Bank of Texas will host and supply the Taylor High School Cheerleaders for a car wash fundraiser, 813 N. Main St. Kona Ice will provide free snow cones until supplies last. For more, contact Vice President Community Banking Kim Sander 512-281-1580 or ksander@ frontierbankoftexas.bank.

“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. Today’s column represents the thoughts and opinions of Mitch Drummond, NOT the Taylor Press.

Next year’s total budget of just under $62 million is $14 million more than last year and will allow for new fire and police personnel, parks and recreation projects, expanded drainage improvements and even a part-time curator for the Dan Moody Museum.