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After a two-year pause due to COVID, the Texas Education Agency released its accountability ratings for Texas school districts for the 2021-22 school year Aug. 15, and the results couldn’t be more different for our local area. Thrall Independent School District has earned an A, while Taylor Independent School District received a C, the lowest grade possible to still receive a rating.

Some of the area’s oldest residents have a new watchful eye looking after them. Larry Beltran was recently named as the new administrator at S.P.J.S.T.

To return to tradition in an era of modernization, a meeting Thursday could show how that might be achieved. On Aug.

A bond election is coming in November for Taylor Independent School District. On Monday, Aug.

Taylor’s tastiest weekend of smoked goods has arrived. The Taylor International Barbecue Cookoff (TIBC), held since 1978, will be at Murphy Park in Taylor Friday and Saturday, Aug.

Heritage Square Farmers Market The Taylor Public Library has several upcoming events . The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m.

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

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.