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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.

Residents in need of a tax office will need to drive a littler further or go online this week. The Williamson County Tax Assessor/ Collector will close the Taylor Tax Office location, 512 Vance Street, starting Friday, June 24, through Monday, July 4.

The City of Coupland now has a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cityofcoupland/. The page has photos of Coupland and announcements of Council and committee meetings. Mayor Jack Piper says, “Please like it and follow along to see what’s happening in our little town of Coupland.” Caitlyn Voelker is the admin.

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Taylor Press 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament July 9-10 Taylor Middle School Taylor Basketball in the Park June,28,30 July 12,14,19,21,26,28 7-9 p.m. Robinson Park Thrall Strength & Conditioning Now-July 28 Volleyball Camp July 25-27 Football Camp July 25-28 Cross Country Camp June 28 July 12 & 19 Granger Football Camp July 25-27 Volleyball Camp July 25-27 For full stories on all events visit www.taylorpress.net/ sports.

Female sports have come a long way since gender equality. Competition has become just as exciting as in men’s sports and just as anticipated and entertaining.

On Saturday, Sept. 24, in San Antonio, Taylor’s own knockout knock-out specialist female boxer Destiny Jones through Davies Entertainment will back in the ring to take on Iranda Torres.

UNDEFEATED FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MARKS MILESTONE Sixty years ago the Blackshear/O.L Price Panthers defeated Dayton Colbert 42-6 and won the 1962 Prairie View Interscholastic League (PVIL) Class A state championship. The Panthers finished an impressive 14-0 that season.

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.

Last Thursday, June 23, Hutto ISD held a special called meeting prior to their regularly scheduled meeting. Following the closed session of the regular meeting, Kayla Gossett was announced as the new principal at Benjamin “Doc” Kerley Elementary School.

Residents can let Taylor Independent School District’s superintendent know in person about any thoughts or concerns on several topics starting this week. On Tuesday, June 28, the Taylor ISD will host a town hall with Superintendent Devin Padavil on school safety, budgets, tax rates and finances at 6 p.m.