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About two hundred people showed up to the Nov. 29 presentation on the restricted growth sector of the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan.
ETJ residents upset with restrictions
Questions and heated exchanges about restricted growth on the city’s fringes took center stage Tuesday during a presentation on Taylor’s Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan, which controls development. 12/03/2022 08:01 AM
Ducks senior Landon Velasquez dribbling the ball up the court on a fast break. Photo by Larry Pelchat
Ducks hoop tourney a showcase
The Taylor Ducks varsity basketball team will be hosting a showcase at the Duck Pond next week. Starting Thursday, Dec. 12/03/2022 08:01 AM
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Drug charges dropped for former business owner
Charges have been dropped against a former business owner in a case where police said they found suspected drugs at his downtown property, an attorney said. The narcotics belonged to someone else, said David White of the Law Office of David D. 12/03/2022 08:01 AM
The kickoff celebration of the Eight Annual Bill Pickett Foundation’s Christmas Toy Drive
Season of giving
The holidays for area kids are getting a little brighter during this season of giving. The kickoff for the Eighth Annual Bill Pickett Christmas Toy Drive was held Saturday, Nov. 12/03/2022 08:01 AM
Loud & Gaudy Ugly Sweater Party focused on a good cause
Loud & Gaudy Ugly Sweater Party focused on a good cause
“Frivolous, fun and happy.” That is how organizer Shay Jung, the founder of Wilco Art Lab, describes the upcoming Loud & Gaudy Ugly Sweater Party and teddy bear drive she is organizing from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday Dec. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Heritage Square Farmers Market The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Square, 400 N. Main St. in Taylor. For updates, visit https://www. facebook.com/heritagesquarefarmersmarket. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
PUBLIC MEETINGS
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
Volunteer cast members at a previous presentation of a Pilgrimage to Bethlehem: A live nativity. facebook.com/PilgrimagetoBethlehem
Fourteenth annual nativity production Dec. 10 and 11
A well-loved Christmas tradition that reminds us all about the reason for the season continues this year in Taylor. The community is invited to walk through Bethlehem and experience the miracle of Christmas as Immanuel Lutheran Church in Taylor presents “The Pilgrimage to Bethlehem: A Live Nativity” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
City of Taylor Public Works Street Department crews finish drainage ditch repairs on East Lake Drive in December 2021. Photos courtesy of City of Taylor
City highlights accomplishments
At the Nov. 10 Taylor City Council meeting, a resident used the citizen’s communication to oppose a proposed pay raise for city leaders without citizen input. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
Julie Kiley appointed county auditor
Julie Kiley appointed county auditor
GEORGETOWN – Julie Kiley has been appointed to serve as the Williamson County auditor following the retirement of County Auditor Jerri Jones in December. Under Texas law, the county auditor is appointed by the Williamson County district judges. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
TSTC hosts Registered Apprenticeship Signing Day
TSTC hosts Registered Apprenticeship Signing Day
HUTTO – Texas State Technical College’s East Williamson County campus hosted on Friday a National Apprenticeship Week Mold Making/Injection Molding Registered Apprenticeship Signing Day. Representatives of R&D Molders Inc. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
Gov. Greg Abbott (sitting, centered) begins a press conference to announce the Samsung investment in Taylor at the Governor’s Mansion in Austin Nov. 23, 2021. Photo by Jason Hennington
Samsung: Year 1 in Taylor
After one year of Samsung’s presence in Taylor, the city has concrete evidence of a significant upswing in revenue coming into its coffers, and other economic benefits. “When Samsung announced the selection of Taylor as the site for its new semiconductor fabrication plant, the council understood it represented a transformative event in the history of our city,” said Mayor Brandt Rydell, who was instrumental in bringing the chip manufacturer to Taylor. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
Congregants Nell Shaw, wearing the favorite hat of her late husband, takes a break with Bernice Seamster at the Nov. 19 Thanksgiving meal event . Photos by Nicole Lessin
GIVING THANKS and Love
City teams up with Zion Chapel Missionary Baptist Church to provide warm Thanksgiving meals to people in need It was cold and rainy outside, but frequent hugs, smiles and steaming trays of green beans and other Thanksgiving meal components filled the room with warmth. Congregants from Zion Chapel Missionary Baptist Church joined forces with local leaders, including Mayor Brandt Rydell, the Taylor Fire and Police departments and other city employees, Saturday, Nov. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
Hutto Check Register Now Online
Hutto Check Register Now Online
HUTTO — Curious locals and community activists who want to know how much the city spends on its coffee service or how much is being paid to a certain supplier now have an easy way to find out. Hutto has put their check register online so that anyone who is interested can see where taxpayer funds are going. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
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