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HUTTO – The Hutto Hippos’ first football game is Friday, Aug. 26, in San Marcos.

UP [email protected] It was a delicious and rewarded weekend in Murphy Park last weekend. The Taylor International Barbecue Cookoff survived torrential rain and hot temperatures Aug.

At the Aug. 15 board meeting, the Taylor Independent School District board of trustees unanimously approved calling for an $82.5 million bond election in November to fund safety improvements, land acquisition as well as maintenance and operations.

The City Council will consider a bevy of economic issues during its meeting Thursday, including a tax-abatement agreement with Samsung Austin Semiconductor and adopting the fiscal year 2023 budget. The regular meeting is 6 p.m.

Hayley Blundell just celebrated the one-year anniversary mark Aug. 21 of her grocery store Hayley’s Grains, which she calls an “ethical one-stop shop,” but it has taken a while for her to narrow down what exactly it is.

DUCKS SCRIMMAGE YOEMEN The Taylor Ducks football team inched closer to regular season games after participating in a joint practice with the C.H. Yoe Yoemen that ended with a scrimmage.

HERITAGE SQUARE FARMERS MARKET The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

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

spayed or neutered at her own expense before either keeping them or returning them to their feral homes. Her heart was full of love for the creatures with whom we share this planet, and she did more than most to ease the suffering of animals in need.

Jack Hubert Good Sr., age 61, of Granger, passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022.

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BY JASON HENNINGTON This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Jason Hennington. This is NOT the opinion of the Taylor Press.

While gas prices nationwide dropped below $4 per gallon average last week, the state boasts the lowest prices in the country at an average of $3.49 — 50 cents below the national average, according to AAA Texas.