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End Polio NOW Dear editor, It is with a heavy heart that Rotarians in our community learned about the return of this monstrous disease to the United States when a child in New York was infected and crippled by it earlier this week. It wasn’t that many years ago that Polio ravaged children in Taylor, the US and across the world.

A local church wants to help students and parents prepare for a safe start to school. God’s Way Christian Baptist Church will host its annual Panorama Back to School event Aug.

On July 29, Hutto moved to Stage 3 water conservation restrictions as defined by Hutto city ordinance, to stay in compliance with water provider contracts. The main differences between Stage 2 and Stage 3 rules in Hutto are that hoseend sprinklers can no longer be used and hand-held watering outdoors is now limited to designated days.

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.

I love getting training that helps me serve my community better! Rachael Westerman and I attended the annual Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives convention in June. We got so excited by the information we learned about the economy, ways to help businesses and ways to dig deep to help solve issues in our community.

Lotus Construction Chamber Ambassadors, friends and family celebrated the grand opening of Lotus Construction with a ribbon cutting June 9. Lotus is a general construction company with specialties in both commercial and residential building.

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, July 27, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is mailed to subscribers and available at www.taylorpress.net.

Infrastructure concerns for Taylor water and sewer needs will be discussed Tuesday. On Aug.

Registration is now open for Taylor ISD’s popular and informative Ambassador Program after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Taylor ISD ambassadors meet once a month, September through March, for an in-depth look at the Taylor public schools.

An assault charge led to the search of a local business where police found 23.4 grams of narcotics and paraphernalia. Last week, Samuel Adams, 48, of Taylor, was served a probable cause warrant for manufacture/delivered/possession with intent to deliver.

Salaries for Williamson County government officials and employees are set to go up amid national inflation concerns. On July 26, Commissioners Court approved authorizing written notice to each elected official of their salary and other compensation to be included in the 2022- 23 budget to be adopted at the end of the year.

Louisiana native Evan Hale will be taking over the role of sportswriter at the Taylor Press newspaper. Hale, originally from Scott, Louisiana, a small town outside of Lafayette graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in May 2022 with a degree in journalism.

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

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