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Granger Lakefest & Homecoming
Granger Lakefest & Homecoming
The 44th Annual Granger Lakefest and Homecoming will be full of activities and live music Thursday through Saturday, May 11 through 13, at Granger City Park, 305 W. Davilla St., and surrounding streets. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
Photo by Edward Cisneros on Unsplash
Mother’s Day Out
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14. Need an idea for how to celebrate? At 9 a.m. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
Photo by Tom Hermans on Unsplash
Curio Mrvosa Book Gang
Curio Mrvosa will host its monthly book club “with a twist” and talk about this month’s book theme: growth at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. The group will meet to discuss book recommendations related to the theme at Good Strangers, 114 W. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
Fry’s Fun Farm brought an assortment of farm animals for a petting zoo at Blackland Prairie Day Saturday, May 6 at Heritage Square, 400 N. Main St. Bunnies laid beside buckets of ice water for a respite on a hot day.
Blackland Prairie Days
Photos by Grace Horvath. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
A monument sign marks the 35-acre development which is designed to be a walkable mixed-use destination. Photo source City of Hutto
Developers gamble on Co-Op completion
HUTTO – Developer MA Partners and the city staff have re-negotiated an agreement for developing the Co-op District (420 State Highway 79) with a new twist – a provision to give the land back to the city if a specific construction deadline is not met. The new terms were approved by the City Council at the May 4 meeting. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
Kyle Ruggirello Photo source: Hutto Independent School District
Little bits of big news
Public budget workshop scheduled HUTTO – The public is invited to weigh in on city budget priorities Saturday, May 13. The workshop starts at 9 a.m. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
Dwayne Ariola – Dwayne Ariola was re-elected for his third term on the Taylor City Council in the At-large seat.
Local incumbents remain in office
The results are in for local elections, and the people have chosen to keep incumbents in office. At the city, Dwayne Ariola wins his election with 63.50% of the vote, which means there is no need for a run-off. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
Music was one of the many attractions at Blackland Prairie Days Saturday, May 6 at Heritage Square. Photos by Jason Hennington
A DAY ON THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE
Festival fills Heritage Square On Saturday, May 6, people had the opportunity to pet a chicken or a tractor at the annual Blackland Prairie Day festival. This year, the event was held in Heritage Square, rather than along Main Street. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
(From left) Area Editor Jason Hennington discusses new developments coming to the city with Assistant City Manager Tom Yantis May 8 at the Taylor Press’ studio. Photo by Nicole Lessin
Taylor Talk: Yantis talks growth, new role
Late last summer, when Tom Yantis first appeared on Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington, his official title was assistant city manager and director of Development Services. This time around, the second half of his title may be gone, but the role Yantis is playing in the Samsung Austin Semiconductor economic juggernaut is as critical as ever. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
A delegation that included leaders from Taylor and Williamson County visited South Korea last month with executives from Samsung. (Left to right) Sung Min Hong, Dave Porter, Dana Harris, Russ Boles, Brandt Rydell, Si Young Choi, Bill Gravell, Brian LaBorde, Charisse Bodisch, Sang Phil Sim.
MOUs spawn from Korea trip
Through Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the City of Taylor already has a strong connection to South Korea. But now that connection is growing even stronger. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
ELECTION RESULTS
ELECTION RESULTS
City of Granger Proposition A For 88.73% Against 11.27% City of Hutto Place 1 Brian Thompson 57.40% Robin Sutton 42.60% Place 4 Peter Gordon 65.40% Nicole Calderone 34.60% Place 5 Dana Wilcott 46.84% James Weaver 26.66% Marcus Coleman 26.50% City of Thrall City Commissioner Anja Martin 76.19% Fernando Rodriguez 23.81% City of Coupland Proposition A For 58.22% Against 41.78% Granger ISD Trustee Jason Huf 30.19% Daryl Stefek 24.40% Josh Richter 19.08% Sandra Carpenter 18.36% Peter Reese 7.97% Hutto ISD Proposition A For 60.99% Against 39.01% Proposition B For 58.25% Against 41.75% Proposition C For 57.02% Against 42.98%. 05/09/2023 10:38 PM
Dwayne Ariola
Local incumbents remain in office
05/06/2023 10:26 PM
Ducks junior Devin Valdez standing in the batter’s box awaiting the pitch. Courtesy photo
Ducks deal out statement win
WALLER – The Taylor Ducks started their playoff journey at Waller High School Thursday, May 4, and only needed five innings to get the job done. The Ducks faced Houston Scarborough in round one and shut them out on their way to an 18-0 victory. 05/05/2023 08:33 PM
GRAPPLING
GRAPPLING
At the April 27 meeting of the Taylor City Council, Jose Barraza, one of the volunteer coaches at Thunderbird Wrestling Club, which meets at Concept Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 310 N. Main St., said grappling is still alive and well in the city. “We have a wrestling club that has been meeting for a couple of years,” said Barraza, who attended the meeting with his two boys, Vincent, 13 and Adrian, 11. “We grapple. We do folk style wrestling, which is kind of traditional kind of what evolved from Pet Brown, but Pet brown’s style still had submissions, which were dangerous locks. Throughout the years, they were taken out little by little to make the sport safer.” For more information, go to https://thunderbirdwrestling.com. 05/05/2023 08:33 PM
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