Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM

Sign in

Articles

TAYLOR POLICE DEPARTMENT CALLS FOR SERVICE

TAYLOR POLICE DEPARTMENT CALLS FOR SERVICE

APRIL 17 Welfare Concern-No Report-700 block of Lizzie St Suspicious Vehicle-Unable to Locate-100 block of Pivot Shots Fired-No Report-500 block of S Main St Welfare Concern-Unable to Locate-4800 block of W Second St Theft-Report Taken-600 block of Mariposa Ln Welfare Concern-No Report-800 block of Burkett St Disturbance-No Offense-Taylor Village 1907 N Main St Animal Complaint Dog at Large-No Report-E Tenth St/Porter St Animal Complaint Dog at Large-No Report-Howard St/W Fourth St Citizen Contact-No Report-Walmart 3701 N Main St 911 Call-Officer Advised-Murphy Park 1600 Veterans Dr Unwanted Person-No Report-300 block of Minden St 911 Call-No Offense-1300 block of Willow Brook Trail Reckless / Erratic Driver-Unable to Locate-CR 101/US 79 Animal Complaint-No Report-500 block of Big Sur Trail Unwanted Person-No Report-2200 block of Donna Dr Reckless / Erratic Driver-No Report-400 block of E Fourth St Suspicious Circumstances-No Report-600 block of Sturgis St Theft-No Report-Debus Cir Welfare Concern-No Report-Mallard Ln/NW Carlos G Parker Blvd Noise Complaint-No Report-Kings Canyon Dr/Big Sur Trail Assist Citizen-No Report-Ferguson St/W Second St Motorist Assist-No Report-600 block of Yosemite Trail Assist Citizen-No Report-1300 block of W Second St Unwanted Person-No Report-Chicken Express 3506 N Main St Assault Cause Bodily Injury Fv-Report Taken-200 block of Dahlberg Blvd Suspicious Vehicle-No Report-Th Johnson Elementary School 3100 Duck Ln APRIL 18 Suspicious Circumstances-No Report-1300 block of Sherry Dr Suspicious Circumstances-No Report-4000 block of Great Basin Dr Suspicious Circumstances-No Report-4000 block of Great Basin Dr Noise Complaint-No Report-Taylor Village 1907 N Main St 911 Call-Officer Advised-2000 block of Brewers Pl Animal Welfare-No Animal Welfare-No Report-800 block of S Main St Unwanted Person-No Report-United States Post Office 202 W Fourth St 911 Call-No Contact-100 block of Travis St Abandoned Vehicle-Report Taken-600 block of E Pecan St Animal Complaint Dog Complete calls for service available at www.TaylorPress.net.. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

Comc Large, visible creatures like earthworms and microscopic organisms work together to transform yard and kitchen waste into valuable plant nutrients. Julie Rydell

Compost piles a part of life

Springtime is a great time for starting a compost pile. Compost piles are the ultimate recycling project because they turn waste into nutrients. If you don’t already have a compost pile, you should seriously consider starting one this year. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

FIREFIGHTERS HONORED

FIREFIGHTERS HONORED

Four Taylor Fire Department firefighters were honored during a pinning ceremony April 25 at Station 1. Caleb Anchors, Stephen Barnes, Aaron Harralson and Ajay Payton were pinned. Also pictured are City Manager Brian LaBorde, Fire Chief Daniel Baum and Assistant Fire Chief Robert Copeland. Facebook / Taylor, Texas - Municipal Government 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

JP office closed this week

JP office closed this week

A county office in Taylor will have different availability this week. The Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 office will be closed from Tuesday, May 3, through Thursday, May 5, for court personnel training. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

HERITAGE SQUARE FARMERS MARKET The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

Audition to play in ‘Oz’

Audition to play in ‘Oz’

From the theater that brought you the musicals “South Pacific,” “Shrek: The Musical” and “Gypsy,” Milam Community Theater is next set to perform “The Wizard of Oz,” based on the classic motion picture. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

Health Screenings will be at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church this week. File photo

Health screenings at church Thursday

Do you really know if you are healthy? Did you know that your blood pressure, glucose level, cholesterol, body mass index, body fat index and weight are some of the key indicators of your health and underling conditions you may not be aware you have? 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

Luminaries lined the sidewalks of Heritage Square April 22 to honor, encourage and remember those who have been impacted by cancer. Photo by Jason Hennington

E-EDITION HIGHLIGHTS

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, April 27, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is mailed to subscribers and available at www.taylorpress.net. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

The Plan Taylor Bike Tour will be Saturday, May 7. In addition, the Taylor Design Rodeo will be Tuesday, May 3. Courtesy graphic / City of Taylor

Input needed to wrangle codes

A rodeo – of sorts – and bike ride are ways Taylor residents can tell the city how to improve its development. Taylor’s municipal government, in partnership with Simplecity Design, have two avenues this week for the community to provide input on Taylor’s development code. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

Carl Caldwell (left), soccer coach John Brockway (middle) and Dan Dixon are greeted with thanks and appreciation from the Taylor School Board for their quick actions and efforts in keeping the boys soccer team safe in their travels to a recent game. Photos by Tim Crow

The Taylor ISD school board recognized four staff members at the April 18 meeting and expressed deep appreciation for their efforts in not only keeping students safe, but saving lives. During a trip of the boys soccer team to a recent game, the driver of the chartered bus suddenly became ill and unable to perform his duties. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

County lifts burn ban

County lifts burn ban

Conditions have improved to allow for outdoor burning. On Tuesday, April 26, County Judge Bill Gravell lifted the burn ban for unincorporated areas of Williamson County. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

Here’s a map of planned areas and detours for this year’s Blackland Prairie Days. Courtesy graphic / City of Taylor

Festival prep in last stretch

In one week, Blackland Prairie Days returns. The Taylor City Council The Taylor City Council heard an update on the festival during their April 28 meeting. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

DaMarcus Fields is a hometown Duck who is ready to prove he belongs in the NFL if selected this weekend. Photo by Matt Hooks

Fields of dreams

Former Taylor Duck and recent Texas Tech graduate Damarcus Fields spent the weekend at home with his family waiting to see if his name was called in the 2022 National Football League (NFL) Draft. Fields came into the week end calm and collected not worried about when or if he would get selected. 04/29/2022 08:35 PM

Taylor pitcher Chris Perez cracked the century mark in strikeouts with 12 K’s against the Bulldogs this past Friday, April 22.

Ducks best Dogs for second place

04/27/2022 09:39 AM

Johnny Ryder led with two of Granger’s seven hits in Friday night’s rivalry contest.

Lions top Bartlett in high-scoring affair

04/27/2022 09:38 AM