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Thrall’s Tigerettes posted a 3-2 record at the Lago Vista tournament, and showed continued improvement as the season moves along. In the opening round, the Tigerettes (11-7) ran into a hot-shooting Marion Lady Bulldogs team.

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Taylor area Chamber of Commerce will host their annual banquet “Building on a Strong Foundation” from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Williamson County Expo Center, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail in Taylor.

The Black Sparrow Music Parlor invites the public for a delicious holiday meal paired with chilling tales of peculiars and specters in true Victorian fashion. “The Ghosts of Christmas Past: A Victorian Holiday Event” will be offered at 7 p.m.

KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St.

Heritage Square Farmers Market The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St.

Justin Cornell Nickerson, 61, passed away Dec. 4, 2022.

Sam Love, of Taylor, passed away peacefully Dec. 2.

“It’s a cold bowl of chili when love lets you down.” Song lyrics from “Saddle Up the Palomino” by singersongwriter Neil Young Love can let you down in any season, but a hot bowl of Texas chili when cool weather comes back to East Texas in the fall can also fix a plethora of problems. Possibly even a broken heart.

On Dec. 5, members of the Taylor ward showed up at the Taylor Church building to load roughly 3,500 pounds of food into the Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry truck. Many hands made light work, and within 30 minutes, all the food was loaded and ready to be taken to the warehouse.

HUTTO – Ryan Winkelman has been named the new principal for Hutto Elementary School. Winkelmann joined Hutto ISD in 2014 to serve as assistant principal at Hutto Elementary School.

HUTTO – Last weekend, families lined up to throw snowballs, ride a train, talk to Santa and of course, shop at the Hutto Downtown Christmas Fair. On Saturday, Dec.

Taylor police are investigating the suspicious death of a 26-year-old man found in a yard Monday night. Police Chief Henry Fluck said investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy, including a toxicology report that could take weeks, for more information in the death of Enrique Lopez Estrada.

Since he began as city manager for Taylor in 2019, Brian LaBorde has dealt with a lot including the arrival of Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the pandemic, aging infrastructure in need of repair and maintenance.