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Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, June 29, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is mailed to subscribers and available at www.taylorpress.net.

Residents and leaders both municipal and otherwise plenty to say in one of Taylor’s most debated new festivals. On June 25, the Taylor PRIDE Music & Arts Festival had its second inperson and third overall annual event on Second Street.

Last weekend, not everyone was celebrating at the PRIDE festival downtown. A group of protesters were at the event to provide a different perspective on PRIDE.

America’s birthday has arrived, and east Williamson County residents don’t have to go far to celebrate. The American Legion Graham D.

Taylor Independent School District has set up its financial outlook for the next school year. On June 27, Taylor ISD’s board of trustees approved to adopt the school’s 2022-23 budget after a public hearing.

A spring project near downtown Granger is complete. Williamson County and Granger officials and residents celebrated Davilla Street improvements with a ribbon cutting June 22.

The ninth annual Taylor Press 3-on-3 basketball tournament is just a week away. Teams will be given one extra day to sign up.

Residents in need of a tax office may need to drive a little further or go online this week. The Williamson County Tax Assessor/Collector has closed the Taylor Tax Office location, 412 Vance Street, through Monday, July 4.

Back on May 8, a request for quotation for professional services for the inventory and assessment of citymaintained streets was issued by the Hutto City Council. Responses were due on June 1 at 3 p.m.

“To live in the hearts of those we leave behind, is not to die,” is a quote by local legend Dr. James Lee Dickey.

Residents near and afar descended into downtown Taylor this past Saturday for Taylor’s relatively new summer outdoor festival. On June 25, the Taylor PRIDE Music & Arts Festival had its second inperson and third overall annual event on Second Street.

The Taylor Fire Department responds to lot of emergencies, especially in dry summers such as thepresent, but its chief had a chance recently to sit down and respond to questions instead. Fire Chief Daniel Baum was the featured guest June 13 on the seventh episode of the Taylor Press video interview series with city of Taylor staff, “Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington,” on the Taylor Press Facebook page.

Heavy traffic of patriotic cars, floats and pedestrians are expected in central Taylor neighborhoods on Independence Day. The American Legion Graham D.

Fires burned a total of 25 acres in south Taylor last Friday amid ongoing dry weather and included two heat-related injuries. On June 24, the Taylor Fire Department and other agencies responded to two separate grass fires near the 200 block of Carlos G.