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HUTTO — Billed as the largest showcase in Texas of Asianinspired food vendors, arts and crafts and live entertainment, Asian World Night Market makes its debut March 31 – April 1 at Brushy Creek Amphitheater in Adam Orgain Park, 1001 County Road 137.

Peter Gordon has lived in Hutto for 22 years. He works as a project manager for Dell Technologies.

City leaders will consider approving a new Water and Wastewater Master Plan featuring data collection, hydraulic modeling and analysis, as well as five, 10 and 20-year capital improvement project recommendations for improving current conditions and addressing future growth needs.

Here is your chance to be a Facebook star, and you could win a $100 gift card in the process. Granite Media Partners is hosting a selfie contest featuring our Taylor and Hutto digital TV screens with you as the star.

GEORGETOWN – The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter recently announced its new Best Match Dog Adoption Program and saving 99% of the animals brought to the shelter in February of 2023, an incredibly difficult but amazing feat in a time of much struggle with capacity.

Temple College will host their annual open house April 4-6 at three locations. Temple’s main campus, 2600 S. First St. in Temple, will have an open house and registration event Tuesday, April 4, with food, prizes, music, campus tours and onsite advising from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

andidates HUTTO – Seven candidates are hoping to win a spot in one of three city council seats when Hutto voters take to the polls in May. Early voting runs from April 24 to May 2, with Election Day May 6.

Robin Sutton has lived in Hutto for 24 years. She works as a personal shopper at H-E-B.

Brian Thompson has lived in Hutto for four years. He works in product marketing and currently serves Hutto as Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Commission.

Marcus Coleman has lived in Hutto for three years. He is a health professional and business owner.

James Weaver has lived in Hutto for nine years. He is a retired manager at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and a Vietnam veteran.

FRISCO – One Lady Duck showed her strength, and became the most powerful competitor in the state. The Taylor Lady Ducks traveled to the Comerica Center in Frisco, to compete in the state championship meet where one competitor walked away state champion.

The city has hired an advocacy firm to help move bills that reflect its priorities through the 88th State Legislative session. At the most recent meeting, the Taylor City Council Members unanimously approved an $80,000 agreement until February 28, 2024 with Focused Advocacy, a firm that specializes in representing cities.

Taylor elementary schools will soon more resemble the more traditional model used in most cities in Texas. At the March 20 meeting of the Taylor Independent School District Board, trustees unanimously approved a facility assessment committee’s proposal developed about a year and a half ago to have two comprehensive elementary schools starting this fall rather than the “stacked” model currently in place.