Taylor

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

Have you heard about using drip irrigation as a method of watering your garden? The Green Thumbs Up Gardening Program is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

A 4-H open house is on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

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.

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“Dreams and memories live mere moments apart, waiting for life to introduce them.” — Never heard that before. Since I just said it, I will take credit for it.

After a two-year pause due to COVID, the Texas Education Agency released its accountability ratings for Texas school districts for the 2021-22 school year Aug. 15, and the results couldn’t be more different for our local area. Thrall Independent School District has earned an A, while Taylor Independent School District received a C, the lowest grade possible to still receive a rating.

Some of the area’s oldest residents have a new watchful eye looking after them. Larry Beltran was recently named as the new administrator at S.P.J.S.T.

To return to tradition in an era of modernization, a meeting Thursday could show how that might be achieved. On Aug.

A bond election is coming in November for Taylor Independent School District. On Monday, Aug.

Taylor’s tastiest weekend of smoked goods has arrived. The Taylor International Barbecue Cookoff (TIBC), held since 1978, will be at Murphy Park in Taylor Friday and Saturday, Aug.

When you hear words on behalf of Taylor’s municipal government, odds are that the words come from two ladies in particular. Stacey Osborne and Kendra Maness, Taylor’s respective communications director and assistant public information officer, were guests on the eighth episode of the Taylor Press video interview series with city of Taylor staff, “Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington,” on July 11.