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ROSEBUD – The Granger Lady Lions have advanced to the third round of the playoffs after defeating the Leon Cougars Friday, May 5. The Lady Lions gave up the Cougars’ lone run in the first inning and went on to win the game 11-1 in order to advance to the next round.

Hello everyone, welcome back to the Huddle where today we will be discussing why the Taylor Lady Ducks have one of the brightest futures in high school softball. First, I would like to congratulate Jennifer Cook for completing her first season as the head coach of the Lady Ducks softball team.

Photos by Grace Horvath.

“ I ain’t old, but I’ve been around a long time. Long enough to know that age is just a state of mind.” — Song lyrics by Delbert McClinton “Ask Leon, he probably knew him.” That insinuation by Texas Press Association Executive Director, Mike Hodges was a humorous jab suggesting that I had been around the newspaper industry for a long time.

HUTTO – Developer MA Partners and the city staff have re-negotiated an agreement for developing the Co-op District (420 State Highway 79) with a new twist – a provision to give the land back to the city if a specific construction deadline is not met. The new terms were approved by the City Council at the May 4 meeting.

Public budget workshop scheduled HUTTO – The public is invited to weigh in on city budget priorities Saturday, May 13. The workshop starts at 9 a.m.

The results are in for local elections, and the people have chosen to keep incumbents in office. At the city, Dwayne Ariola wins his election with 63.50% of the vote, which means there is no need for a run-off.

Festival fills Heritage Square On Saturday, May 6, people had the opportunity to pet a chicken or a tractor at the annual Blackland Prairie Day festival. This year, the event was held in Heritage Square, rather than along Main Street.

Late last summer, when Tom Yantis first appeared on Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington, his official title was assistant city manager and director of Development Services. This time around, the second half of his title may be gone, but the role Yantis is playing in the Samsung Austin Semiconductor economic juggernaut is as critical as ever.

Through Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the City of Taylor already has a strong connection to South Korea. But now that connection is growing even stronger.

City of Granger Proposition A For 88.73% Against 11.27% City of Hutto Place 1 Brian Thompson 57.40% Robin Sutton 42.60% Place 4 Peter Gordon 65.40% Nicole Calderone 34.60% Place 5 Dana Wilcott 46.84% James Weaver 26.66% Marcus Coleman 26.50% City of Thrall City Commissioner Anja Martin 76.19% Fernando Rodriguez 23.81% City of Coupland Proposition A For 58.22% Against 41.78% Granger ISD Trustee Jason Huf 30.19% Daryl Stefek 24.40% Josh Richter 19.08% Sandra Carpenter 18.36% Peter Reese 7.97% Hutto ISD Proposition A For 60.99% Against 39.01% Proposition B For 58.25% Against 41.75% Proposition C For 57.02% Against 42.98%.

BULLARD – The Lady Ducks team competed Regional Meet in and it was the last track meet Shelli Cobb will coach at Taylor High School. “My final track meet is in the books, and I was so happy to be able to share it with these amazing young women and my two fabulous assistant coaches, Kim Clifton and Jay Reed,” Cobb said.

WALLER – The Taylor Ducks started their playoff journey at Waller High School Thursday, May 4, and only needed five innings to get the job done. The Ducks faced Houston Scarborough in round one and shut them out on their way to an 18-0 victory.

BULLARD – After another outstanding track season, Jarvis Anderson is headed to the state meet looking to add more medals to his collection. Anderson’s finishing in second place in his first at the regional meet, his performance solidified his spot at state.