An ESD is a tax-supported entity created by a public vote to provide fire protection and emergency medical services in a designated area. Most volunteer fire departments, however, raise revenue through charitable donations and activities such as Bingo, and do not have a full-time paid staff.
ELECTION DAY: Saturday, May 6, 2023 EARLY VOTING: Monday, April 24, 2023 to Tuesday, May 2, 2023 VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday, April 6, 2023 LAST DAY TO APPLY TO VOTE BY MAIL: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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COUPLAND—Voters on the east side of Taylor’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction will soon be deciding at the ballot box whether they want to stick with the Avery Pickett Volunteer Fire Department, the city’s volunteer group, or become a part of the county’s service area.
Hannah and Peyton Wamble are one of the many sets of siblings to play on the same team together at Taylor High School. The sisters have a bond that they described as being more than best friends, and it something they try to prove to each other every day.
HUTTO – A Hutto teen charged with murder in a fatal Hutto shooting that left another person injured remained behind bars Tuesday night. Stephfon Autry, 18, is in the Williamson County Jail in lieu of posting a $500,000 bond, according to investigators.
This past Friday was the filing deadline for candidates for May election, and there will be a few contested races in our area. Taylor Four candidates will vie for the At-large seat on the Taylor City Council.
Last fall, after multiple attempts in the playoffs, the Taylor Youth Ducks, a team of 10–12-year-olds, were crowned champions in the Tri-County Youth Football League Super Bowl Nov. 5.
Originally scheduled for Feb. 4, the Connecting Excellence in Business, Community and Education banquet has now been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb.
Courtesy graphic: Hutto Independent School District HUTTO – Ensuring that students who break the same rules receive the same consequence, no matter which school they attend, their economic status or their ethnicity, is a challenge Hutto Independent School District staff is addressing. Kyle Ruggirello, assistant director of student affairs, told the Hutto ISD board of trustees at a recent meeting that the district is working to adopt changes which “address the disparities between student demographic groups and decrease the rate of student discipline referrals.” The District Improvement Plan lists this initiative as a goal to be accomplished by spring 2024.
Sometimes it takes a few years to get it right. For Alfred Meiske, it took 105 years.
How did the city navigate being in the eye of a national news storm? Public Information Officer Stacey Osborne appeared for a second time on Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington Feb. 13, and she shared many details of what it was like to oversee communications for the city during the Christmas parade controversy that many dubbed a battle of drag queens versus the bible.
The city is on the hook for up to an estimated $1.4 million in unplanned expenses this year to deal with removing and processing all the branches and limbs from the ice storm, officials said. “We are entering into an agreement that should be mobilizing within 24 hours, with a minimum of five crews with grapplers and trucks picking up, and there is more if we need it,” said City Manager Brian LaBorde at the February 9th City Council meeting.
