“The most disastrous crisis we face in the next two decades will be the food shortage crisis.” — Jack “Spot” Baird, Professor of Possumolgy Fifty some-odd years is a long time to chronicle people, places and events. Maybe that’s why, ever so often, one of the well-known or illustrious individuals I’ve been privileged to interview comes to mind.
HUTTO – The city of Hutto has confirmed that Hutto Police Department are actively investigating the drowning of a 6-year-old child. On Sunday evening, Sept.
HUTTO – The debate as to which house has the best Halloween décor in Hutto will be settled during the second annual Halloween House-Off. Participation is free and open to all residences within the 78634 ZIP code.
HUTTO – While student scores on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test have been slowly increasing overall, they still have not regained the ground lost during the pandemic, according to scores for spring 2023, released in August. Math scores have been especially slow to recover.
One of the over 750 new Texas laws that went into effect Friday, Sept. 1 cracks down on vaping inside of schools.
THRALL – The 2023 Homecoming King and Queen candidates have been announced. They were nominated by Thrall High School seniors. The king and queen will be announced during halftime of the Homecoming game against Florence, Friday, Sept. 8.
Business will be booming in Taylor this weekend. The Taylor Chamber of Commerce will host the 2023 East Wilco Business Expo Saturday, Sept.
GEORGETOWN – Williamson County is looking into how to protect its present while preparing for future road growth. The Commissioners’ Court approved an update to the county’s long-range transportation plan last month that involves Taylor.
Taylor ISD’s Legacy Early College High School has a club for all students. Music, Art, Books, American Sign Language, Cosmetology, Stress Relief and more.
The agency that operates the power grid for much of the state asked Texans to conserve energy use several times last week as the grid was beset with high demand and low wind-power generation, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
We have a couple that are regulars where I work. The gentleman, seeing that my hair color was fading and knowing how often I color my hair, posed the question of what color I was going next.
Harvey Jay Sladek, 86, of Thrall, left us Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, creating a void that his vibrant life had once filled. Born June 19, 1937, in Thrall, Harvey was a cherished child of Albert and Sophie Sladek.
Barbara Jean Menning Leschber, 78, of Taylor, went to her eternal home after a valiant fight against cancer. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family Sunday morning, Aug.
HUTTO – In a budget that allocated $3 million for improvements to Fritz Park, only $750,000 was set aside for maintaining city streets. The $351 million fiscal year 2024 budget presented by city staff found room for items including a new street sweeper and a shower being installed in City Hall, but fell short of the approximately $1.2 million staff said was needed for road maintenance.
