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The 12th Annual Central Texas Beekeepers School is Saturday, March 26, at Brenham High School in Brenham. The school is open to the public for anyone interested in keeping bees or who wants to learn about bees.

The Rotary Club of Taylor welcomed Denise Solbach as the speaker at the club’s Jan. 13 meeting. Solbach talked about the Taylor Garden Club and the Run for the Roses this past weekend. The Rotary meets weekly on Thursdays at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. in Taylor. Courtesy photo

The event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Taylor SPJST Hall, located at 5025 FM 619. Serving will begin at 5 p.m. and continue to 7 p.m. The event will be drive-thru only. Tickets are available for a $10 donation. A limited number of additional tickets will be available at the door. To get tickets, ask any Lion or call 512-413-0256.

HUTTO – World Hippo Day is coming up Feb. 15. Stop by Hutto City Hall from 4 to 6 p.m. for hippo books, art, snacks, swag and your chance to vote on a name for the Hutto Library Hippo. It’s also a great excuse to take that self-guided tour of Hutto’s concrete hippos you’ve always wanted to see.

HUTTO – In the city of Hutto’s latest strategic move to reduce reliance on outside water sources while optimizing water costs both for the city and its consumers, the City Council voted to reduce water rates for most city of Hutto water customers—effective this month (January 2022).

GRANGER – Granger lresident Kevin Carr was recently awarded his Fourth Degree in the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Providence in Kyle. The Fourth Degree is the highest and most prestigious honor within the Knights of Columbus.

COVID-19 is still present in the community, and there are opportunities for those who want to be vaccinated. Williamson County and Cities Health District offers walk-in COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 boosters and free flu shots every Tuesday from 9 a.m.

Approximately a full day was needed to put out the fire on Chandler Road northwest of Taylor last week. The fire at the Balcones Resources recycling center Friday, Jan.

The Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet was Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor.

A brush fire came close to a Hutto subdivision last Friday but took no homes or lives. On Jan.

It might feel like spring today, but residents could see winter tomorrow. On Thursday, Jan.

Today, Wednesday, Jan. 19, is the first day that candidates can file for local elections.

“Never let your soul be silenced. Live out loud.

Naomi Pasemann Elementary librarian Julie Snyder recently taught a very special lesson. When students pick up a book, they seldom notice the authors’ and illustrators’ names, or think about the process of how the book comes together.

Students in Chloe Walker’s eighth grade Spanish class at Taylor Middle School display the words they chose for Adjective Day. Each student chose a Spanish adjective to describe themselves and then they made an adjective placard with the word they chose. Students also described what the adjective means and why they chose it. Photo by Tim Crow