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The weather was perfect for the annual tradition of races, chicken splat bingo, roaming chickens, music, vendors and more at the 10th anniversary of the Good Life Festival. The event, which was held Oct.

The fastest man in the world may soon become a permanent fixture on Main Street. At the Oct.

Protecting a key tax break to attract businesses like Samsung Austin Semiconductor is a priority for city leaders for the next legislative session. At the upcoming regular meeting of the city council Thursday, Assistant City Manager Jeff Jenkins will present a draft list of the city’s priorities for the 88th Texas Legislative Session, which begins January of 2023.

Taylor’s Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Wood is not usually too giddy, but lately people have been calling him that. “I’m probably the opposite of giddy,” said the Michigan native, who has been serving as Taylor’s CFO since March of 2019. “That was a comment that was made during the budgeting process. Normally, I’m pretty straitlaced and serious, you know, a take-care-of-business type of guy.”

Don’t miss the Hutto Oldey Tyme Days Festival, sponsored by The Hutto Chamber of Commerce Saturday, Oct. 15 on U.S.

Heritage Square Farmers Market The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

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

During the 2022 Texas Municipal League (TML) Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio, the City of Taylor was one of three finalists for a 2022 Municipal Excellence Award in management innovations for cities under 25,000 in population. The city of Taylor, which is a member of TML, was recognized for bringing its human resources management system human up to date by going digital to better manage personnel actions, benefits enrollment, and attendance records. The new system provides real-time access and data while streamlining resources by reducing the number of manual entries and calculations needed, officials said.

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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.

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A lot is expected of pastors. I taught and shepherded but also patched sheetrock and fixed toilets.

During the month of October, there is plenty of family fun on Wednesday evenings in downtown Hutto. From 3 – 7 p.m. every Wednesday evening at 200 East St., the Hutto Farmers Market has free giveaways and activities in addition to fresh local produce, leafy greens, honey, jerky, lemonades, agua frescas, dog treats, coffee, gourmet cookies, bath bombs, and more available for sale through their local vendors.

Taylor Press subscribers receive their newspaper by email on Wednesday and by mail on Saturday. However, there was a time when the newspaper was thrown into your yard by kids on bikes, better known as paperboys.