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HUTTO – The Lyons want you to rock their socks, and maybe buy some coffee. Mark and Sally Lyons started SammySocks Etc.

TAX ABATEMENT ZONE CONSIDERED FOR DATA CENTER HUTTO – City council will consider the approval of a tax abatement agreement with Hutto Data Center Campus LLC, a joint venture between Skybox Datacenters, LLC and Prologis Inc. at their July 20 meeting. The venture owns about 220 acres in the 1,400 acre Hutto Megasite located along State Highway 79.

Taylor Police Chief Henry Fluck said there are no new updates on the search for a missing Taylor man. Taylor police are working to locate Adrian Zachary, 45, of Taylor.

It took a combined, collaborative effort to save distressed egrets at Murphy Park. The Taylor Police Department teamed up with the Taylor Fire Department and Taylor Animal Control Thursday, June 29, in a rescue effort that saved the lives of two egrets in the lake.

Murphy Park became a little cleaner last week, courtesy of Samsung. Taylor’s Samsung Austin Semiconductor interns volunteered at Murphy Park Wednesday, June 28.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY – A car crash Saturday left two people dead along with two burning vehicles. The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed the two deaths happened in Williamson County just south of Coupland Saturday, July 1.

The Dickey Museum & Multipurpose Center, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to improving community well-being through promotion of the living legacy of Dr. James Lee Dickey, announced today that St. David’s Foundation has awarded a grant of $500,000 toward the reconstruction of a replica of Dr. Dickey’s former home in Taylor, which was destroyed by fire last year on July 10.

The annual Taylor Press 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is just days away with July 8–9 looming and people continuing to sign up. With humble beginnings, Taylor Press area editor Jason Hennington is busy at work as he prepares for the 10th installment of this growing basketball tournament.

HUTTO – The 6U Taylor Ducks are making history and are headed to the Pony World Series in Youngsville, Louisiana. The World Series will take the top 20 teams in the country and have them battle it out for the championship.

GRANGER – Heading into his fourth year at the helm of the Lions’ football program, Granger High School varsity football head coach Stephen Brosch was honored in the 2023 issue of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine in the 40 Under 40 section along with the other best young coaches in the state.

DIRECTORS TOURNAMENT Taylor 17, Hutto Hippos 24 Taylor 25, Pflugerville 20 Taylor 25, Central Austin Youth League 14 Taylor 25, Hutto 22 Taylor 26, Hutto 25 (Championship) SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Taylor 26, Hutto 27 Taylor 20, Lexington 10 Taylor 24, Hays 13 Taylor 20, Pflugerville 10 Taylor 25, Hutto 24 Taylor 23, Hutto 18 (Championship) REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Taylor 22, Hutto 21 Taylor 23, Pflugerville 16 Taylor 32, Hutto 31 (Championship).

Here are some shoutouts we received this week about the kindness spreading through our community. “Tonight I had dinner with my friend.

Texas’ power grid reported record electricity use early last week. Both the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas are urging residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce electricity use as temperatures soar above 100 degrees over much of the state. So far the grid, which administers 90% of the state’s power load, has been able to keep up with demand.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.