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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.

Are you new to Central Texas and interested in gardening, or do you just want to learn more about how to take care of your lawn and garden? A four-week Lawn & Garden 201 class presented by the Williamson County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. starting Aug.

HERITAGE SQUARE FARMERS MARKET The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

There will be another opportunity for children Taylor law enforcement and other first responders. God’s Way Christian Baptist Church will host its annual Panorama Back to School event Saturday, Aug.

“Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology.” — John Tudor Saw an ad on TV last week about a vehicle offering a panoramic one-piece electronic display for the entire dash. Everything to control the car in one big wide electronic screen.