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The Junior Woman’s Study Club gathered at the Thrall Country Diner for their April 13, luncheon meeting with 26 members present. Hostesses for the event included Martha Griffith, Betty Inman, Ginny McAlister, Liz 0’Dell and Darlene Rydell. Before the meal, Griffith gave a reading and the blessing.

HUTTO – Windows shook and neighbors complained from as far as 15 miles away last time a major concert was held in Brushy Creek Amphitheater, 1001 County Road 137 at Adam Orgain Park. The date was Jan.

On Thursday, Taylor will join the nation in calling on a higher power to watch over the country. Oasis Church is hosting the city’s celebration of the National Day of Prayer at 7 p.m. May 4 in Heritage Square.

The community is invited to engage and celebrate good times this weekend through the many events lined up for Saturday, May 6. At noon, the Living Hope Church is hosting a Cinco de Mayo Concert with Mexican food at 212 E.

Soap Making Class Thursday, May 4 — At 9:30 a.m., Cha Warner Tucker will lead a Soap Making class at Davilla Community Center, 20803 N. FM 487.

COUPLAND – Maranda Cummings, administrative support, reports, “Board meetings are being held in person at the Coupland Fire Station each second Tuesday of the month. The meetings are also available via telephone conferencing. This information is available each month on the meeting notice posted at the Coupland Fire Station, Coupland Post Office, Citizens National Bank in Coupland, Thrall Fire Station, and Thrall Post Office.”

New principals named HUTTO – Misty Davis, M.Ed., has been named as Principal of the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) for the 2023-23 school year. She is currently serving as the 7th Grade Assistant Principal at Hutto Middle School.

Student scholars got a chance to shine last Saturday. The Rotary Club of Taylor honored the top 10% of graduates from local high schools and awarded its $6000 Bunnell-Rotary Academic Scholarship to Eva White at the club’s annual scholars’ banquet May 1.

HUTTO – The city has authorized the sale of $12 million in bonds to build a road running through the Hutto Megasite parallel to U.S. 79. The funds are part of the amount approved in the 2018 bond election.

HUTTO – Students at the Ninth Grade Center and Hutto High School will see increased safety measures starting on May 8. Hutto Independent School District has installed walk-through weapons detection systems at those campuses and has been training staff on their use.

As Taylor expands, the need for additional police and fire personnel is growing as well, and even with potential federal assistance on the horizon, city leaders are still grappling with how to pay for it all.

Manor, Elgin and Taylor are three small towns experiencing unprecedented growth, and they are uniting their business communities to get educated about what the future holds. The first ever METT Summit, organized by the three chambers of commerce, will be held from 10 a.m.

COUPLAND CIVIC ORGANIZATION At the March 27 CCO meeting, District 1 Chief John Roulston-Bates presented CPR training. Sarah Torluemke reports, “John explained some about the AED’s (defibrillators) found in various locations these days.

Rylee Michna has been a bright spot for the Taylor High School Tennis program all season long, and can now say she is a state champion. Michna dominated at the state tournament as a freshman defeating girls from Boerne, Lindale and Canyon Randall.

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