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Lotus Construction Chamber Ambassadors, friends and family celebrated the grand opening of Lotus Construction with a ribbon cutting June 9. Lotus is a general construction company with specialties in both commercial and residential building.

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, July 27, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is mailed to subscribers and available at www.taylorpress.net.

Infrastructure concerns for Taylor water and sewer needs will be discussed Tuesday. On Aug.

Registration is now open for Taylor ISD’s popular and informative Ambassador Program after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Taylor ISD ambassadors meet once a month, September through March, for an in-depth look at the Taylor public schools.

An assault charge led to the search of a local business where police found 23.4 grams of narcotics and paraphernalia. Last week, Samuel Adams, 48, of Taylor, was served a probable cause warrant for manufacture/delivered/possession with intent to deliver.

Salaries for Williamson County government officials and employees are set to go up amid national inflation concerns. On July 26, Commissioners Court approved authorizing written notice to each elected official of their salary and other compensation to be included in the 2022- 23 budget to be adopted at the end of the year.

Louisiana native Evan Hale will be taking over the role of sportswriter at the Taylor Press newspaper. Hale, originally from Scott, Louisiana, a small town outside of Lafayette graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in May 2022 with a degree in journalism.

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

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

We are barely halfway through Summer 2022, and the temperatures have been vicious. The record heat and extreme drought conditions in Central Texas are wreaking havoc on our summer gardens.

Gardening in the shade has its challenges, but also many rewards. Master Gardener Lora Green will present a free program to the public about beautiful and well-loved plants that are happy in shade and partial shade.

People at the Taylor Public Library, which has children events throughout the year, make “jellyfish in a bottle” during the recent Summer Reading Program. For future events, visit https:// www.facebook.com/ taylorlibrary.

On Thursday, Aug. 4, the Williamson County – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hosting a School Garden Workshop designed for elementary school teachers, after-school program coordinators, volunteers or camp leaders who want to teach more plant science, environmental science and/or implement a school garden project. The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hutto residents can name the next middle school in their independent school district. The construction for the district’s third middle school will begin this fall and is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in fall 2024.

Headstones are on their way to getting a facelift. Taylor’s municipal government announced this week it is starting the first phase of the Headstone Leveling Project.