Taylor News

An unexpected rise in the cost of construction has caused the Taylor ISD Board of Trustees to hesitate on its decision to seek a bond election in November.

Rosie Ross Rosie Bachmayer Ross of Taylor will turn 95 Sunday and will celebrate at the SPJST Rest Home from 1 to 3 p.m. with family and friends.

ROADSIDE CREW: Officials from Taylor and Williamson County broke ground Thursday morning at the site of construction to expand U.S. 79 into a four-lane divided highway from Thrall to Milam County.

An unexpected rise in the cost of construction has caused the Taylor ISD Board of Trustees to hesitate on its decision to seek a bond election in November.

Taylor firefighters and volunteer firefighters spent more than two hours trying to extinguish a brush fire in a corn field at the corner of FM 619 and U.S. 79 Tuesday afternoon.

There was more to Cleburne than a boisterous saloon-centered downtown during the cattle trail era after the Civil War.

Area students received awards in June at the Stephen F. State University Band Camp in Nacogdoches.

Couple bequeaths mineral rights to school district Way out in the deserts of west Texas lies the Permian Basin, where layers of rock and sediment millions of years old have risen to the surface and lay exposed.

Driver, juvenile arrested after chase Two individuals led Hutto Police on a 30-minute car chase Thursday morning that took officers through Taylor n twice.

Earlier this year, two families were affected by medical hardships, and fellow co-workers at Manville Water Supply Corporation in Coupland are hosting a benefit to help with medical expenses.

Three new hospitals opened in Williamson County just this past year, and while the new competition helps some hospitals, it hurts others.

Next week, I will have the opportunity to travel to Austin, Texas to attend the Netroots Nation conference, thanks to a scholarship from Democracy for America.

Williamson County commissioners voted Tuesday to spend as much as $12.5 million on what will be the county's largest park if a contract between the county and the property's owner is approved in coming weeks.

Austin Independent School District officials were looking to open the curtains on the first district-wide musical, but the McCallum Fine Arts Academy did not receive $10,000 from the district as planned.

The following students have been promoted to Eagle Scouts, the highest level of recognition in the Boy Scouts of America: Adam S. Barry, 18, son of Marty and Rieta Starnes of Taylor, organized and led a team in ...

Festiva selected these choice cut barbecue joints in our area. Disagree? Tell us who we left out and why by commenting below! The charo beans come first, served with Spanish rice.

Published July 1, 2008 at 5:28 a.m. Tags: rascal flatts , taylor swift , summerfest , marcus amphitheater While Rascal Flatts enjoyed top billing for Monday night's Marcus Amphitheater show at Summerfest, it ...

The Texas Forest Service is warning of a dangerous fire season, and the recent rain is not helping -- in fact, it's making it even worse.

What do tough economic times, rising gas prices and dwindling donations have to with fighting fires? Plenty if you live in a rural area of Texas.

The Taylor Fire Department is stepping up enforcement of the city's fireworks ban this year.