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“Weep no more my lady, Oh, weep no more today. We will sing one song, For My Old Kentucky Home, For My Old Kentucky Home, far away.” — “My Old Kentucky Home” by Stephen Collins Foster, known as “the father of American music.” May 6 is Derby Day.

Spring is a busy time of year for nature, and the landscape has woken up. Plants are vigorously growing thanks to the longer, warmer days.

COUPLAND – Maranda Cummings, administrative support, reports, “Board meetings are being held in person at the Coupland Fire Station each second Tuesday of the month. The meetings are also available via telephone conferencing. This information is available each month on the meeting notice posted at the Coupland Fire Station, Coupland Post Office, Citizens National Bank in Coupland, Thrall Fire Station, and Thrall Post Office.”

ELVIS IS IN THE BUILDING.

COUPLAND – The Type Church congregation is enjoying new comfortable chairs that recently replaced the pews in the sanctuary. Charlene Hanson Jordan reports, “The old Camp Swift barracks building that served as the sanctuary when the present church was first established in the 1980s has been torn down.

The Granger Lions (14-11 overall, 11-6 District 27-2A) spotted the Thrall Tigers (18-12, 10-7) an early 3-0 lead only to rally for a 6-5 win to earn the fourth playoff spot from District 27-2A. The teams completed the regular season tied with identical 10-6 marks in district play and split their regular season games.

HUTTO – The Hutto Hippos took on the Midway Panthers (Waco) with a chance to tie their district records and move up to first place. The Panthers would take an 8-4 win Saturday, April 29, to solidify themselves in the top spot of the district and keep the Hippos in second place.

HUTTO – Hutto Hippos senior Dylon Richardson’s phenomenal senior season continues as he has been named as a participant in the Cen-Tex All-Star Game Saturday, May 6. Richardson was a big part of the Hippos success this past basketball season as a senior leader and has racked up plenty of other awards along with playing in the All-Star game.

HUTTO – Windows shook and neighbors complained from as far as 15 miles away last time a major concert was held in Brushy Creek Amphitheater, 1001 County Road 137 at Adam Orgain Park. The date was Jan.

New principals named HUTTO – Misty Davis, M.Ed., has been named as Principal of the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) for the 2023-23 school year. She is currently serving as the 7th Grade Assistant Principal at Hutto Middle School.

Manor, Elgin and Taylor are three small towns experiencing unprecedented growth, and they are uniting their business communities to get educated about what the future holds. The first ever METT Summit, organized by the three chambers of commerce, will be held from 10 a.m.

Student scholars got a chance to shine last Saturday. The Rotary Club of Taylor honored the top 10% of graduates from local high schools and awarded its $6000 Bunnell-Rotary Academic Scholarship to Eva White at the club’s annual scholars’ banquet May 1.

HUTTO – The city has authorized the sale of $12 million in bonds to build a road running through the Hutto Megasite parallel to U.S. 79. The funds are part of the amount approved in the 2018 bond election.

HUTTO – Students at the Ninth Grade Center and Hutto High School will see increased safety measures starting on May 8. Hutto Independent School District has installed walk-through weapons detection systems at those campuses and has been training staff on their use.

As Taylor expands, the need for additional police and fire personnel is growing as well, and even with potential federal assistance on the horizon, city leaders are still grappling with how to pay for it all.