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The City of Taylor is inviting residents to a public meeting to discuss the restricted growth sector, as an update to the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov.

When Daniel Philhower and his wife first came to Taylor in 2004, they thought it was a perfect fit for them. “We found everything we need is right here in Taylor,” said Philhower, the owner, president and CEO of Granite Media Partners, Inc., the parent company of the Taylor Press and East Wilco Insider.

HUTTO – More funding for growing districts and a better method of assessing student progress are among the top issues facing local and regional schools as Texas prepares for its 88th legislative session next year.

Despite the controversy, the Taylor Area Ministerial Alliance and the city of Taylor are moving forward with their plans for two separate parades next Saturday. TAMA’s Taylor Christmas Parade of Lights and the city’s Very Merry Holiday Parade are both slated for 7 p.m.

“Frivolous, fun and happy.” That is how organizer Shay Jung, the founder of Wilco Art Lab, describes the upcoming Loud & Gaudy Ugly Sweater Party and teddy bear drive she is organizing from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday Dec.

Heritage Square Farmers Market The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Square, 400 N. Main St. in Taylor. For updates, visit https://www. facebook.com/heritagesquarefarmersmarket.

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

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

A well-loved Christmas tradition that reminds us all about the reason for the season continues this year in Taylor. The community is invited to walk through Bethlehem and experience the miracle of Christmas as Immanuel Lutheran Church in Taylor presents “The Pilgrimage to Bethlehem: A Live Nativity” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Anita Clara Matilda Ladewig passed away Oct. 17, 2022, at the age of 93 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

At the Nov. 10 Taylor City Council meeting, a resident used the citizen’s communication to oppose a proposed pay raise for city leaders without citizen input.

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward (1921—1994), American motivational writer. It’s Thanksgiving week by tradition.

GEORGETOWN – Julie Kiley has been appointed to serve as the Williamson County auditor following the retirement of County Auditor Jerri Jones in December. Under Texas law, the county auditor is appointed by the Williamson County district judges.

HUTTO – Texas State Technical College’s East Williamson County campus hosted on Friday a National Apprenticeship Week Mold Making/Injection Molding Registered Apprenticeship Signing Day. Representatives of R&D Molders Inc.

With All Saints Day on Nov. 1, the students and staff of St.