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Milam Community Theater will hold auditions Aug. 21-22 for Ken Ludwig’s new adaptation of the Agatha Christie masterpiece, “Murder on the Orient Express,” the final show of the 2022 season. Auditions will be at the Williams Event Center in Cameron at 7 p.m. both days. For audition forms, visit http://www.milamcommunitytheater. com. The story involves 10 passengers who board the famed Orient Express traveling from exotic Istanbul to the lights of Paris. When the train is unexpectedly stranded in mountain snowdrifts, only nine passengers are still alive. An American tycoon has been stabbed to death in his private compartment, and suddenly, every passenger is a suspect. Tensions rise as famed detective Hercule Poirot works to identify the killer before he or she can strike again.

A scary crash resulted in no injuries last Tuesday. On Aug.

Adriana Cruz, the executive director of the Economic Development and Tourism office of Gov. Greg Abbott, will be the keynote speaker at the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce’s Pre-Legislative Summit on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Cruz is said to be the state’s leading authority on economic development will address the Summit over lunch. She will share insights from three years in that office as well as from her more than 20 years of leadership experience in economic development, marketing and international business with the group.

HUTTO – Matt Wojnowski, Hutto assistant city manager, has earned a prestigious designation that will further enhance his ability to lead Hutto staff and serve Hutto taxpayers. Wojnowski recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association.

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.

This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Ron Braley. This is NOT the opinion of the Taylor Press.

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, Aug. 10, e-edition of the Taylor Press.

If you smell smoked meat and other delicious goods from central Taylor next Friday and Saturday, there’s a reason why. The Taylor International Barbecue Cookoff (TIBC), held since 1978, will be at Murphy Park in Taylor Aug.

Two tracts of land near the Taylor Municipal Airport, once off-limits for large-scale development, will soon be home to industrial warehouses, housing and retail thanks to a City Council vote Aug. 11.

FERNANDO CASTRO [email protected] A familiar face is back at the Taylor Press. This month, Catherine McGary became the new advertising representative for the newspaper’s new magazine, East Wilco Insider.

FERNANDO CASTRO [email protected] More streets are on Taylor’s agenda for maintenance in the coming year. On Aug.

Taylor Middle School sixth grader John Meller meets his principal, Steven Vigil, at Meet the Principals night. Photos by Tim Crow STAFF REPORTS [email protected] Taylor Independent School District’s educators have met students and parents ahead of the 2022-- 23 school year Families from across Taylor ISD turned-out for Meet the Principals night Aug.

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

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

People from Czech families are asked to attend a meeting to preserve their Czech heritage and ancestry. Travis-Williamson Counties Czech Heritage Society will meet Sunday, Aug.