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TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St.

The Livingston Fund was established as a result of a planned gift from the Livingston estate. The fund honors the memory of Leo L. Livingston, and grants from the fund benefit non-profit organizations in the Taylor community.

CORRECTION: A previous article of the Taylor Press incorrectly stated that there would be a second public hearing on ordinances affecting a development planned for north of the airport. The City Council is set to vote on the ordinances March 9, but there will be no public hearings.

HUTTO – Texas State Technical College’s East Williamson County campus hosted more than 200 area high school students during its open house on Friday, March 3, at the East Williamson County Higher Education Center in Hutto.

HUTTO – Kenji and Corey Williams are making the world a better place one heat-pressed message at a time. The Hutto Middle School students design and create t-shirts with culturally relevant artwork, which they sell at fairs, through their website and on social media at https://www.facebook.com/ BossBrothersco.

Taylor is growing, improving and has a luminescent future ahead of it. That was the message from Mayor Brandt Rydell during his annual “State of the city” address at the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon Monday, Feb.

Texas BeEr Company reopens with familiar sights and new delights The Texas Beer Company may have closed its iconic watering hole at the corner of Second and Main streets Jan. 1, but last Saturday’s inaugural event at their new taproom at 1331 W.

HUTTO – This past weekend, Hutto Middle School played host to teams from across the region as elementary and middle school students showed off their skills in the VEX Robotics State Championship. Five teams from Hutto Middle School and one team from Howard Norman Elementary earned top scores and will next compete for the title of World Champions.

A federal grant program may be an answer to the city’s current inadequate staffing levels for the Taylor Fire Department. At the March 9 Taylor City Council meeting, officials will consider approving a grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program, which could provide the city with funds for nine additional positions for three years to meet minimum staffing stan- dards of the National Fire Protection Association.

The Leo Livingston Fund grant committee is actively accepting applications to help local non-profit organizations again this year. The Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley administers a charitable endowment fund that was created in memory of Leo Livingston by his wife Doris Livingston, benefits nonprofit organizations in the Taylor community.

Saturday, March 4 — From noon to close, TBC will host their grand opening at W. 2nd St. in Taylor. Local musician, Brooke Graham, will be performing. The celebration will also include Texas Independence Day festivities.

KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St.

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FEB. 19 DWI - Arrested-N Main St/T H Johnson Dr Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle-Report Taken-500 block of Symes St 911 Call-Officer Advised-500 block of Gano St Assault By Contact-Report Taken-2700 block of Sunny Ln Disturbance-No Report-400 block of Mariposa Ln Recovered Property/ Vehicle-Supplement-Luxury Inn 2003 W Second St 911 Call-Officer Advised-100 block of Gunther Way Accident Hit and Run-Report Taken-T H Johnson Dr/N Main St Juvenile Complaint-No Offense-Luxury Inn 2003 W Second St Shots Fired-Unable to Locate-Howard St/Cecelia St 911 Call-Officer Advised-2100 block of Mildred Dr 911 Call-No Report-Williamson County Expo Center 5350 Bill Pickett Trail Threat-No Report Juvenile Complaint-No Report-500 block of Glacier Point Trail Motorist Assist-No Report-1400 block of N Main St Civil Matter-No Report-500 block of Big Sur Trail 911 Call-Officer Advised-1700 block of W Seventh St Terroristic Threat-Arrested-1800 block of Cypress Cv Suspicious Circumstances-No Report-W Second St/N Doak St Lost / Found Property-No Report-300 block of Dickey St FEB.

It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.