Taylor

Taxes, budgets and Samsung Semiconductor Austin: these were all front and center at the Taylor City Council meeting Aug. 25.

Local businesswoman Shay Jung, founder of the Wilco Art Lab at Old Taylor High, was a featured speaker at the “Inspiring Resilience Through Vision and Leadership” retreat for about 200 Child Protective Services workers from around the state of Texas on Aug. 24 at Austin Marriot North in Round Rock.

Live southern roots rock ‹n’ roll music from the Statesboro Revue, a Texas pit barbecue dinner, a live and silent auction, and a raffle: these are some of the highlights promised at the 19th annual Down Home Rodeo, an annual gala event sponsored by Down Home Ranch in support of children born with intellectual disabilities. The event will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Coupland Dance Hall & Inn, 101 Hoxie Street, in Coupland. According to representatives from Down Home Ranch, a non-profit organization, “Proceeds from the gala will support people with disabilities as they pursue their interests, learn new skills, build social connections and feel empowered at an inspiring 33-year-old ranch in Elgin, TX.”

Heritage Square Farmers Market The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St.

After two years, National Night Out is set to return in Taylor Tuesday, Oct. 4.

TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St.

Men are preparing to get all dressed up to for a local beauty pageant. Dudes as Dames returns Aug.

HUTTO – The city of Hutto and Hutto ISD have teamed up to launch #HippoNationFriday, a community-wide initiative to show community unity and pride by wearing Hutto orange every Friday. School started last week, and the new campaign encourages everyone in the community – from businesses to workers, to students and alumni, families and friends – to wear Hutto orange every Friday to show their shared love for Hutto.

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UP [email protected] It was a delicious and rewarded weekend in Murphy Park last weekend. The Taylor International Barbecue Cookoff survived torrential rain and hot temperatures Aug.

At the Aug. 15 board meeting, the Taylor Independent School District board of trustees unanimously approved calling for an $82.5 million bond election in November to fund safety improvements, land acquisition as well as maintenance and operations.

The City Council will consider a bevy of economic issues during its meeting Thursday, including a tax-abatement agreement with Samsung Austin Semiconductor and adopting the fiscal year 2023 budget. The regular meeting is 6 p.m.

Hayley Blundell just celebrated the one-year anniversary mark Aug. 21 of her grocery store Hayley’s Grains, which she calls an “ethical one-stop shop,” but it has taken a while for her to narrow down what exactly it is.