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CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS

CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS

KIWANIS CLUB LIONS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

Participants can sign up to participate in the Texas Mamma Jamma Ride Sept. 17 to raise funds for affordable mammography services. Facebook/Mamma Jamma Ride

Mamma Jamma Ride in Taylor Sept. 17

The 2022 Texas Mamma Jamma Ride will begin at 8 a.m. at Heritage Square on Saturday, Sept. 17 to raise funds in support of Lone Star Circle of Care’s Big Pink Bus, which brings affordable mobile mammogram services to low-income and underserved women in the region. Since the ride was launched in 2009, more than $2 million has been raised to combat breast cancer. Registration for the all-skills-level event is $35 for each adult rider, who is required to raise at least $300 to ride on event day and will receive the Texas Mamma Jamma Ride t-shirt, $50 for under-18 riders, for whom fundraising is not required, and $35 for virtual riders, with no fundraising minimum either. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

HERITAGE SQUARE FARMERS MARKET The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

Photo by Jason Hennington

Patriot Day set for Sept. 11

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. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

Shelby Stence

Shelby Ray Stence, 86, of Lexington, passed away the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at his home in Lexington. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

Marvin Lawrence “Dusty” Rodenbeck

Marvin Lawrence “Dusty” Rodenbeck

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. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

Anthony Hernandez

Anthony Hernandez

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. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

Annette Pokorny Kropp

Annette Pokorny Kropp

Annette Pokorny Kropp, of Taylor, joined our Heavenly Father Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

Tommy Scott

Tommy Scott, age 74, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

Farmer’s Almanac predicts a white winter

Farmer’s Almanac predicts a white winter

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. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

We still remember

We still remember

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. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

Corina Zepeda director of industry relations at Texas State Technical College.

TSTC and Temple adapting to fill the skills gap

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. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

At Large Councilman Dwayne Ariola reads the mayor’s proclamation of September being “Library Card Sign-up Month” in the City of Taylor to Library Director Karen Ellis at the City Council meeting Aug. 25.

LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH

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County Judge lifts burn ban

County Judge lifts burn ban

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. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM

Lessin

Lessin joins, Miller returns to Taylor Press

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. 08/27/2022 09:51 AM