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Dorothy Reynolds Gilligan went to be with the Lord on Aug. 13, 2023, just two days shy of her eightyseventh birthday. Dot was born Aug. 15, 1936, in Athens. She was the third daughter of Gordon Allen Reynolds and Muriel Mann Reynolds. She was notably the first baby born in the newly erected Wolfe and Duphorne Hospital. Dot accepted Christ as her Savior at the age of 9.

HUTTO – A local firefighter who lost his home in the Aug. 8 Cedar Park fire is getting help from colleagues and the community. The Hutto Professional Firefighters Foundation has started a fundraising campaign to support Ruben Telles, who has been a fire engine driver with Hutto Fire Rescue since April 2020.

Celebrate your dog, a friend’s dog or any other dog you know for National Dog Day Saturday, August 26! Texas Beer Company will host a celebration from noon to 8 p.m. with $4 TBC’s specialty K9 lager on tap at their brewery, 1331 W.

Two-a-days are in the books, along with two scrimmages. Now it’s game time and the Thrall Tigers are ready to hit the field and make some noise.

AUSTIN – The Hutto High School varsity football team got its first scrimmage of the fall on Thursday night as the Hippos traveled to take on one of the best teams in the state with Vandegrift High School.

Forecasters for the National Weather Service are anticipating a more active hurricane season this year because of record-warm ocean surface temperatures, the Texas Tribune reported. Hurricane season runs through the end of November.

This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Dr. Ron Braley.

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, Aug. 16 e-edition of the Taylor Press.

Taylor City Council was split in its decision to up its own salary. Mayor Brandt Rydell and councilmen Robert Garcia and Gerald Anderson voted to approve the ordinance Thursday, Aug.

Taylor City Council members voted to give themselves a pay raise Thursday, Aug. 17, in spite of several residents voicing objections during a packed special meeting.

For next year’s budget, city property taxes will rise by about 5.2 percent thanks to higher values, but not as much as in the surrounding communities — and they will be collected at a much lower tax rate, say city leaders.

The next step in Taylor Independent School District’s search for its next superintendent takes place next week. JG Consulting, the searching firm selected to run the school district’s hiring process, will host a town hall meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Tyler Bybee, the city’s parks and recreation director, entered the Taylor Press studio for an episode of “Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington” Aug. 14.