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Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, Sept. 4, e-edition of the Taylor Press.

THRALL – A new reign begins for two Thrall High School students. Autree Kelm and Bobby Clark were crowned homecoming queen and king.

The cost of living is going up, and the City of Taylor’s new budget will likely reflect that through increased revenues from higher property values as well as higher fees for utilities, such as water and sewer.

Help is on the way for deteriorating streets and roadways in Taylor. For fiscal year 2022-23, citizens can expect to see new employees for street maintenance, a significant effort to address maintenance and repairs of streets in serious condition, as well as milling and overlay and other enhancements to some major roads in town, city officials said.

As the region begins to feel the impact of explosive, unprecedented growth, state and area leaders are embracing the change. “The world’s attention is on Taylor, Texas,” said Adriana Cruz, executive director of economic development and tourism in the office of Governor Greg Abbott.

A job fair and businesses will be on display this weekend in Taylor. Hundreds of dollars of gifts and prizes will be given out at the East WilCo Business Expo and Job Fair will return to the Williamson County Expo Center from 10 a.m.

After two years, National Night Out is set to return in Taylor Tuesday, Oct. 4. Hosted by the Taylor Police Department, the event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. with block parties across the community.

Red Cap Cigar Lounge kicked off third anniversary celebrations with a fundraiser for Taylor City Animal Shelter Aug. 30 at its location at 215 N.

For the 20th straight year, the Taylor Fire Department will host a solemn tribute to the fallen heroes who died in the tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001 The Patriot Day Memorial March will begin at 7 p.m. this Sunday at Seventh and Davis streets and will continue down Main Street to Heritage Square for a program. Citizens will line the street to observe the procession, which will include fire, police, military and emergency service personnel from Taylor, as well from departments all over Central Texas, including Jarrell, Lake Travis, Elgin, Coupland, Ranger and Weir. “We are very honored that we are able to continue this remembrance march every year,” said Assistant Fire Chief Bobby Copeland.

The Taylor High School Ex-Students Association is busy getting ready to welcome the flock back home for homecoming 2022. After a two-year absence due to COVID, all Duck grads are invited to a long list of festivities that will occur over homecoming weekend with a full day of activities on Friday, Sept.

The Taylor City Council has entered the final stretch in the 2022-23 budget process, and costs are tapped to rise for residents and businesses in some key areas, such as a 10 percent rate increase for water and sewer rates.

Taylor Police are investigating a collision that resulted in the death of a man and a woman Monday night in the 600 block of Carlos Parker Blvd. SW, at the intersection of FM 973.

THRALL – On Friday, Sept. 9, Thrall ISD will celebrate homecoming with a football game against Rosehill Christian at Tiger stadium.

With Taylor’s economic star shining so brightly, Mayor Brandt Rydell’s hands are pretty full these days, so he’s taking a popular ghost-tour that he has led for years off his plate. Rydell, who is also the vice president of the Taylor Conservation and Heritage Society, and who has spearheaded the Haunted Taylor: History, Mystery, and Murder Tour since 2016, will be handing off the responsibility to other society members for this year’s fundraiser.