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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.

Georgetown Palace Theatre will present, “The Odd Couple: Female Version,” from May 20- to June 19 at the Palace Playhouse. Neil Simon’s revision of his hugely successful play, “The Odd Couple,” sees the lead characters transformed into Olive Madison and Florence Unger.

“The good news is that the person who stole your credit card is spending less than you were.” — Probably the next message from my credit card company. Nothing spoils a Sunday afternoon nap quicker than waking up to a text.

According to the calendar, it’s still spring. Here in Central Texas it feels like summer.

The Hutto Public Library has begun its Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Program. Beginning Monday, June 6, children can pick up their reading log to keep reading all summer.

Two of the main roads that connect two halves of Hutto had issues last week. On Thursday and Friday, May 26-27, railroad crossing arms malfunctioned at the crossings of Jim Cage Lane and Chris Kelley Boulevard next to U.S.

The Hutto Parks and Recreation Department shared these photos May 27 of Creekside Park’s restroom, which is undergoing renovations. The facility will reportedly be unavailable for the next few weeks. The parks and rec department advises park visitors plan accordingly.

An annual tradition of saluting the fallen in our military returned in full form Monday. On May 30, the City of Taylor Memorial Day Salute took place at Liberty Gardens at Murphy Park.

Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, most local high schools handed out diplomas to their seniors ready for the next chapter of their lives. Taylor High School held its commencement ceremony Friday night, May 27, at Taylor Stadium.

A boy had a scary incident at Taylor’s city pool Saturday afternoon but is recovering this week. On May 28, shortly before 5 p.m., the male minor was taking a free swim lesson in Murphy Park’s pool, the Doris Roznovak Aquatic Center.

A road that leads into the planned location of the local Samsung Austin Semiconductor plant is about to undergo a makeover. Williamson County is starting construction work on County Road 401 from U.S.