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

This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Dr. Ron Braley.

Here we are in January. We’ve experienced Januarys before and there’s more to come. But after the last 18 months as our lives were turned upside down, I do hope this January will begin something different. COVID forced us to curtail our lives. Trips to visit the places or people we love were cancelled. Our homes became remote offices. Going to the office was remembered as B.C. – Before COVID. Now the world is slowly opening, and we are rediscovering places around us. I want to reflect on the role that place plays in our lives.

The back-and-forth days of warm and cold weather will pause this week in favor of the latter. The Taylor Texas Weather Network predicts highs in the 50s for at least the first half of this week.

A former Taylor leader is now helping lead a central Texas organization. On Jan.

Taylor Mayor Brandt Rydell is the new Chair of the Executive Committee for the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG). “It is an honor to have been elected by my fellow city and county leaders across the Austin metropolitan area to serve in this role,” Rydell said.

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.

JAN. 9 Suspicious Vehicle-No Report-4100 block of Hot Springs Dr Suspicious Vehicle-No Report-1800 block of Industrial Dr Noise Complaint-No Report-900 block of Burkett St DWI-Arrested-600 block of E Pecan St Suspicious Person-No Report-4400 block of Kings Canyon Dr Criminal Mischief-Report Taken-200 block of S Doak St Warrant Service-Warrant Service-Arrested-700 block of W Fifth St Burglary of Vehicle-Report Taken-400 block of Davidson Dr 911 Call-Officer Advised-300 block of E Eighth St Civil Matter-No Report-100 block of Yemen Missing Person-Report Taken-Sunny Ln Apartments 2700 Sunny Ln 911 Call-Officer Advised-Murphy Park 1600 Veterans Dr Recovered Person / Runaway-No Report-4400 block of Hot Springs Dr Criminal Mischief-Report Taken-St Mary’s Catholic Church 301 E Fourth St Harassment-No Report-Taylor Village Inn 1907 N Main St Suspicious Vehicle-Unable to Locate-1200 block of Vance St Welfare Concern-No Offense-Cratis Ln/S Main St Animal Complaint Dog at Large-No Report-4000 block of Kings Canyon Dr 911 Call-Officer Advised-HEB 100 NW Carlos G Parker Blvd Welfare Concern-No Offense-2800 block of Black Waxy Rd 911 Call-Officer Advised-Walmart 3701 N Main St Reckless / Erratic Driver-Officer Advised-NW Carlos G Parker Blvd Exit Ramp/W Second St Unwanted Person-No Report-Walmart 3701 N Main St Animal Complaint-No Report-E Fourth St/Mariposa Ln Assault-Report Taken Accident Minor-Report Taken-2400 block of W Second St Assault-Report Taken Assault-Report Taken Welfare Concern-Officer Advised-Pfluger Tire and Lube 209 W Second St Unwanted Person-Unable to Locate-Union Pacific Depot 118 E First St Suspicious Circumstances-No Report-200 block of W Second St Suspicious Person-No Report-Holiday Inn 180 NW Carlos G Parker Blvd Suspicious Circumstances-No Report-2100 block of Holly Springs Dr Citizen Contact-No Report-Debus Cir Warrant Service-Arrested-900 block of Fisher St JAN.

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, Jan. 19, e-edition of the Taylor Press.

Men, women and children from all around the local area braved the cold and gathered at Murphy Park last Saturday, Jan. 15, for the 2022 edition of the Taylor Garden Club Run for the Roses 5K/10K. For results, read our story at http://www.taylorpress.net. Photos by Matt Hooks

Thrall Elememtary School third graders create necklaces as models to identify the planets and their position in relation to the sun. Facebook / Thrall Elementary School.

“We have a lot to do to get ready, but we’re up for that mission,” Tia Stone, president of the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce said to more than 300 people at last week’s chamber banquet. The annual banquet recognizes community members and businesses who were active and went above and beyond in their service.

On Tuesday, Jan. 18, Martha Miller made history as the first person to be named the Outstanding Woman of the Year and the Citizen of the Year in the same year.

Three local incumbents have recently filed for the upcoming elections. Gerald Anderson and Robert Garcia with the city and Marco Ortiz at Taylor ISD recently filed.

The wheels on the bus still go round and round at Taylor ISD, but today your school bus driver may be the director of transportation, and your teacher might be Superintendent Devin Padavil himself. Keeping Taylor ISD classrooms open in the face of teacher and staff shortages takes an all-hands-on-deck approach with everybody pitching in, according to Padavil.