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Jones lawsuit decision affirmed

Jones lawsuit decision affirmed

HUTTO – The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Austin Division has filed a judgment affirming the outcome of the Odis Jones lawsuit against the city of Hutto. The filing was entered March 21. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM

Hutto’s Asian World Night Market brings more than egg rolls

Hutto’s Asian World Night Market brings more than egg rolls

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. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM

Pastor Emeritus John Sumner’s paintings in silent auction at St. Peter’s Church. Proceeds will go toward a new playground. Photo by Susan Garry

CCO hosts state of the city

COUPLAND CIVIC ORGANIZATION (CCO) The Coupland Civic Organization met Feb. 27 in the St. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM

T.H. Johnson Elementary School will be an early-education campus, housing only pre-kindergarten through kindergarten students. Courtesy Photo by Ryan Newsom

E-EDITION HIGHLIGHTS

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, Mar. 22, e-edition of the Taylor Press. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM

Landowners in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction attend an information meeting last fall about the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan, which they say unfairly limits their property’s values. Photo by Nicole Lessin

House bill limiting MUDs on city’s fringes stalls

Pushback seems to be taking the steam out of a proposed state House bill giving Taylor additional power to squash some municipal utility districts in the extraterritorial jurisdiction around the Samsung Austin Semiconductor facility. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM

Sons Jackson Meller (left) and Joshua Meller attach shoulder boards displaying Joseph Meller’s new rank as an Army lieutenant colonel; youngest son John Meller pins his dad’s beret Feb. 8 during the promotion ceremony at Camp Mabry as wife Rhonda Meller looks on. The family calls Taylor ho...

Newly promoted Taylor soldier: A student of leadership

In 2010, as the new executive officer for the 836th SAPPER Company in Kingsville, an elite group of combat engineers serving with the Texas Army National Guard, Joseph Meller recognized something special was going on. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM

City Manager James Earp, seated, signs Cottonwood Properties ownership over to the EDC. Left to right: EDC board members Shawn Lucas, Mike Snyder, Erin Clancy and Randal Clark. Cottonwood Development Corporation member Peter Gordon. Director of Economic Development Bob Farley. EDC board me...

Embattled Cottonwood properties ready for new opportunity

HUTTO – After years of legal battles and stalled development, a 250-acre site, north of US 79 east of Hutto, known as Cottonwood Properties, is back in the hands of the city and its Economic Development Corp. The EDC officially took ownership of the property March 6. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM

Taylor ISD Ok’s hiring incentives

Taylor ISD Ok’s hiring incentives

It’s hiring season for new teachers, and Taylor Independent School District is using a variety of incentives to attract and retain qualified instructors and other employees. At the March 20 meeting, the Taylor ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a signing bonus of $1,000 for teachers with five years or less of experience and $1,500 for those with six or more years who accept a job before the end of May, as well as a $1,000 incentive for teachers who obtain certification for English as a Second Language. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM

An egret carries materials to build a nest in mid-March. Courtesy photo by Andy Sharp

T hink of Taylor’s egrets, and certain regrets over a recent firework fiasco or even excessive excrement may come to mind. But the folks at Good Life Taylor smell a different opportunity associated with the thousands of colonial nesters and other migratory birds who make their home in and around Murphy Park. 03/25/2023 01:39 AM

Landowners in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction attend an information meeting last fall about the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan, which they say unfairly limits their property’s values. Photo by Nicole Lessin

House bill limiting MUDs on city’s fringes stalls

03/24/2023 05:51 PM

City plans for future water, wastewater needs

City plans for future water, wastewater needs

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. 03/22/2023 08:23 AM

Be a selfie star

Be a selfie star

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. 03/22/2023 08:23 AM

County animal shelter introduces new program

County animal shelter introduces new program

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. 03/22/2023 08:23 AM

Temple College to host open house

Temple College to host open house

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. 03/22/2023 08:23 AM

Meet your Hut to candidates

Meet your Hut to candidates

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. 03/22/2023 08:23 AM