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The Taylor municipal government’s human resources department was awarded the HR Strategic Department of the Year award from the Texas Municipal Human Resources Association (TMHRA) during the 2022 TMHRA Annual Conference in Georgetown May 11-13. The award is a new category that recognizes the outstanding contributions that an HR team has made in the past 18 months in their city and employees they serve. The award acknowledges the efforts made to enhance and further the mission, vision and values of the organization and its culture while aligning strategic HR practices and programs.

Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter (WCRAS) is teaming up with national nonprofit Petco Love and Skechers with its BOBS from Skechers philanthropic footwear collection to put the focus on the fun in fostering pets. Pet fostering is lifesaving and critical for animal shelters, particularly during the busy summer season.

Prekindergarten students at Coupland ISD are directed by teacher Annie Violette as they perform in a variety show during the last day of school in Coupland May 26. The performance took place during the school’s awards ceremony that concluded the 2021-22 school year. YouTube / Annie Violette

Angelo State University in San Angelo has announced the students achieving the Dean’s List designation for the 2022 spring semester. To be eligible for the ASU Dean’s List, full-time undergraduate students must maintain at least a 3.25 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

A Taylor student is among Hastings College’s dean’s list for its spring 2022 semester. Cadyn Mannella is a member of the most recent dean’s list at the college.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Basketball players Destiny and Tyronzia Lewis are all smiles after a graduation selfie. Emilee Boemmel seems filled with excitement on her special graduation night. Salutatorian Lindsay O’Dell left her fellow students with the safety net of working for Samsung in the future. Taylor volleyball star Kiera Van Brocklin has a facial expression for her fellow students at graduation. Photos by Matt Hooks

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, June 1, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is mailed to subscribers and available at www.taylorpress.net.

A motorcyclist died in a crash last Thursday in Taylor’s first fatal collision this year. On June 2, at 10:43 p.m., the Taylor Police Department received the call about the deadly crash in the 12400 block of U.S.

Occasionally, after longs days in 39 years of service, the caretaker for Taylor’s main city pool had a thought that she’d say to her children. “She’d go, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if they named the pool after me?” said Pat Helbert, daughter of Doris Roznovak.

A company close to Samsung wants to come to Taylor as well. On Tuesday, May 31, the On Tuesday, May 31, the Taylor Independent School Board accepted an application from Linde Inc.

A historical Taylor bridge is being renovated, but you can’t drive your vehicle through the structure. The Taylor Conservation and Heritage Society (TCHS) and the Taylor Garden Club recently announced that with oversight by the Taylor Parks and Recreation Department, contract work has been established to restore the Dickey Footbridge.

Three new principals will be leading Taylor Independent School District campuses next school year. On Friday, June 3, Taylor ISD announced the selection of the principals for Main Street Intermediate School, Naomi Pasemann Elementary School and Taylor High School.

The Rotary Club of Taylor heard from Michael Cooper, Williamson County Precinct 4 chief of staff, during the Rotary meeting at Sirloin Stockade in Taylor May 26. Cooper talked about future road building in the Taylor area. The Rotary meets every Thursday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hosting the “Cooking Well with Diabetes” series of classes. This four-part, hands-on course includes basic nutrition education to help you plan meals and prepare food for yourself and other people living with diabetes.