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Taylor Deputy City Manager Jeff Jenkins (right) sat down with Taylor Press Publisher Jason Hennington this past Monday to talk about upcoming projects in the Taylor community. Photo by Fernando Castro

Deputy manager focuses on quality of life

This past Monday, Jan. 10, Taylor Deputy City Manager Jeff Jenkins sat down with Taylor Press Publisher Jason Hennington in the newspaper’s monthly Facebook Live interview. 01/15/2022 08:41 AM

PUBLIC MEETINGS TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL The Taylor City Council regularly meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. 01/12/2022 10:36 AM

Run for the Roses this Saturday

Run for the Roses this Saturday

There’s still time to join walkers and joggers this Saturday morning on a short or long stroll through Taylor. The ninth annual Taylor Garden Run for the Roses 5K/10K will be Jan. 01/12/2022 10:36 AM

County offices closed on MLK Jr. Day

County offices closed on MLK Jr. Day

WILCO – Williamson County offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of the Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. 01/12/2022 10:36 AM

Fond memories about mostly good times together

Fond memories about mostly good times together

“We don’t remember days, we remember moments.” - Popular saying, author unknown, but they could have been a pilot. It had many years since I thought about her. 01/12/2022 10:36 AM

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WCRAS adoption angels for 31 cats

WILCO – The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter (WCRAS) was called to assist with the surrender of 44 cats from a single location in Round Rock last week. Once they arrived, the team of professional animal care specialists jumped into action to assess each of the cats’ needs and get them ready for adoption, and now, a generous donor has stepped forward to assist. 01/12/2022 10:36 AM

For the second consecutive year, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march and celebration program will be canceled in Taylor due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Photo by Jason Hennington

Spike in COVID cases cancels MLK Day festivities

Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise throughout Williamson County, which has caused the cancellation of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march and program in Taylor. 01/12/2022 10:36 AM

Taylor ISD Assistant Director of Special Education Renee Duckworth fills in at Taylor Middle School as a substitute teacher in an eighth grade classroom. Photo by Tim Crow

As Taylor ISD staff faces increasing challenges, the district will continue available relief through at least next month. On Jan. 01/12/2022 10:36 AM

Annex for Samsung on deck

Annex for Samsung on deck

Another step for the recently announced Samsung plant to come to Taylor is up for approval Thursday. On Jan. 01/12/2022 10:36 AM

Virus cases increase in area again

Virus cases increase in area again

COVID-19 cases saw another substantial increase in Williamson County last week, although reported deaths and hospitalizations remained relatively stable. Confirmed cases, which include past and current cases reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), went up by 7,415 in Williamson County Jan. 01/12/2022 10:36 AM

Last year, St. Mary’s Catholic High School faculty and students Gage Garsee, Josh Martinez, Kaedin Hamner, Alex Gauna, Brady Altman, Daniel Vincent, Patrick Heyl, Paula Nemec and John Baker display their new books. File photo

Livingston Fund accepting applications

The Leo Livingston Fund grant committee is actively accepting applications to help local non-profit organizations again this year. The Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley administers a charitabl endowment fund that was created in memory of Leo Livingston by his wife Doris Livingston, benefits nonprofit organizations in the Taylor community. 01/12/2022 10:36 AM

For the second consecutive year, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march and celebration program will be canceled in Taylor due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Photo by Jason Hennington

Spike in COVID cases cancels MLK Day festivities

01/11/2022 01:33 PM

Coral and Donna Noonan cross the finish line together at the Run for the Roses 5K in Taylor Jan. 23, 2016. File photo

Run for the Roses next Saturday

People might see quite a few people running in Taylor throughout the morning next Saturday, and there’s still time to join them. The ninth annual Taylor Garden Run for the Roses 5K/10K will be Jan. 01/08/2022 06:40 AM

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First Trail of Lights a success

INAUGURAL TRAIL OF LIGHTS Jonathan Jones, Coupland Civic Organization (CCO) board member, organized Coupland’s first annual Trail of Lights. Jones envisioned a winter wonderland of white lights bordering every property. 01/08/2022 06:35 AM

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KIDS helping KIDS

St. Mary’s Catholic School seventh and eighth graders help load the fire truck with toys donated by the school’s families for the recent Taylor Fire Department Red Santa Toy Drive. This is an annual tradition in which the students participate. Courtesy photos 01/08/2022 06:35 AM