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The Taylor Fire Department will sponsor the 9/11 Memorial March and Patriot Day Program in the evening. A parade will march down Main Street in Taylor, followed by a program at Heritage Square, 400 N. Main St.

Shelby Ray Stence, 86, of Lexington, passed away the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at his home in Lexington.

Marvin Lawrence “Dusty” Rodenbeck was born July 3, 1933, in Detmold. He was the seventh child, and second son, of W.C. and Margaret Unnasch Rodenbeck. Marvin passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, at his home in Thorndale. Known as “Dusty” throughout his life, he served in the United States Army from July 1953 until June 1955.

Anthony Hernandez, 67, passed away Aug. 20, 2022. Anthony was born Feb. 17, 1955. A visitation will be held Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. with the recitation of the holy rosary beginning at 7 p.m. at Providence Funeral Home, 807 Carlos Parker Blvd.

Annette Pokorny Kropp, of Taylor, joined our Heavenly Father Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.

Tommy Scott, age 74, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022.

As Texas gets at least a temporary reprieve this week from the heat, with a nice round of rain blanketing much of the state, the Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting January will bring significant snowfall to the state.

Eighteen years ago on Friday, Aug. 26, I got a call at 7:15 a.m. as I was in my dorm room getting ready for class. A friend of mine was on the other end crying and telling me that Katara Johnson had been murdered.

Taylor and the surrounding region have a high-tech future on the horizon, and area institutions of higher learning are adapting right along there with it to meet the needs of local industry, community partners and students seeking up-to-date, hands-on skills. This was the focus of several presentations made at the Taylor Texas Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center’s luncheon Aug. 22 at Taylor Independent School Events Center.

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WILCO – After two months of severe drought conditions, the burn ban in the county has ended. On Wednesday, Aug. 24, Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell lifted the burn ban for the unincorporated areas of Williamson County.

There are two more new faces at east Williamson County’s newspaper. Nicole Lessin has joined the Taylor Press staff as a general assignment reporter.

AUG. 14 Assault-Arrested-100 block of W Second St Violation of Conditions of Bond-Arrested-100 block of W Second St Accident Minor-No Report-2900 block of E Fourth St Assault-Report Taken Shots Fired-Unable to Locate-Adams St/ Fairgrounds St 911 Call-No Report-1100 block of Beech St Suspicious Circumstances-No Report-100 block of NW Carlos G Parker Blvd 911 Call-Unable to Locate-2000 block of N Main St 911 Call-Unable to Locate-400 block of W Tenth St Reckless/Erratic Driver-Officers Advised-3400 block of W Second St Fraud-No Report Disturbance-No Report-400 block of Gano St 911 Call-No Report-1700 block of W Seventh St Unwanted Person-No Report-300 block of S Doak St Suspicious Circumstances-Gone on Arrival-1000 block of E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd AUG.

It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

STUFF ABOUT GOD AND CHRISTIANITY | by Dr. Ron Braley This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Ron Braley.