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LADY DUCKS DOWN, BUT NOT OUT The Taylor girls’ basketball team traveled to Burnet this past Saturday after cold weather delayed their game on Friday night. The Lady Ducks failed to take down the undefeated Lady Bulldogs falling 56-35.

Well, we have made it to the final NFL game of the season Super Bowl LVI (56). I suppose it could’ve been branded XXXXXVI but that’s too long. The Rams and Bengals square off at 5:30 p.m. CST this evening. Who comes out on top?

The Granger Lady Lions season concluded on the road against Thorndale last Tuesday as the 9-1 Lady Dawgs defeated Granger 78-23. The contest was all Thorndale from the start of the contest.

Haiden Copeland hit a short jumper with fou seconds left in overtime to give the Thrall Tigers (10-17 overall, 2-6 District 27-2A) a 58-56 win over the Milano Eagles (12-12, 7-1) Tuesday night in a mustwin game for the Tigers.

As softball season gets underway junior, Mackenzie Watson and the Lady Ducks scrimmaged last Tuesday against the Rockdale Lady Tigers. Photo by Matt Hooks.

Samsung will secure its site Feb. 15 and will have construction crews close segments of County Roads 404 and 401 on Feb.

While many stayed indoors before last weekend, first responders braved icy roads as communities endured a second year of winter storm weather. Local departments reported mostly less stressful conditions Feb.

It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Taylor Mayor Brandt Rydell will give a “State of our City” address at the monthly Chamber program Monday, Feb. 28, at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites, 180 Carlos G.

An opportunity for job seekers and their potential employers comes to Taylor this month. On Thursday, Feb.

Taylor native Hardy Jackson recently received the Chairman’s Award for spearheading the redesign and recovery effort for the Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) propeller blades at Textron Systems. Jackson and the SSC team had to figure out an innovative way to redesign the broken blades while working with the supplier to manufacture more blades with an improved design.

There were no complaints of racial profiling made against the Taylor Police Department in 2021. On Thursday, Feb.

Taylor’s biggest event venue has completed some upgrades, and more are on the way. On Thursday, Feb.

Last week, a 911 call resulted in the arrest of the current Avery-Pickett Volunteer Fire Department chief. Police arrested John Shelton after a disturbance call Wednesday, Feb.