Taylor

County cities gain revenue, new sales tax report finds

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
The Texas Comptroller has released the updated sales tax data for June 2024.  For cities across the county, most saw an increase in revenues when compared to 2023’s numbers. Most notably Liberty Hill gained 81.77 percent more in profit, earning over $575,000.
6-year-old Cade Cantu, left, is joined by his brother Cash, 8, as Cade gets ready to to compete in Mutton Bustin' at the 1st Annual Bill Pickett Youth Rodeo, held at the Williamson County Expo Center on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The rodeo was open to entrants 18-years-old or younger. Photo by Andy Sharp.

6-year-old Cade Cantu, left, is joined by his brother Cash, 8, as Cade gets ready to to compete in Mutton Bustin' at the 1st Annual Bill Pickett Youth Rodeo, held at the Williamson County Expo Center on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The rodeo was open to entrants 18-years-old or younger. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Fun at the First Annual Bill Pickett Youth Rodeo

Andy Sharp
Friday, June 21, 2024
Trees and brush gather around the long-retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Trees and brush gather around the long-retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Rowe Valley truss bridge connects to history

Andy Sharp
Friday, June 21, 2024
Situated over the San Gabriel River between Jonah and Circleville, just off State Highway 29, sits a now abandoned truss bridge that was originally built in 1909. Colloquially called the Rowe Valley Bridge, the Easley Bridge has three sections of crisscrossed iron that tower above the river.
Bo, a Nigerian dwarf goat almost 4 weeks old, stretches his tiny legs at the S.P.J.S.T. Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

Bo, a Nigerian dwarf goat almost 4 weeks old, stretches his tiny legs at the S.P.J.S.T. Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

Bo the goat warms hearts

Andy Sharp
Saturday, June 8, 2024
From left to right, TxDOT Engineer Tucker Ferguson, County Commissioner Russ Boles, Governor Greg Abbott, County Judge Bill Gravell and President of the Samsung construction team Dr. CH Park pose to cut the ribbon opening the Samsung Highway.

From left to right, TxDOT Engineer Tucker Ferguson, County Commissioner Russ Boles, Governor Greg Abbott, County Judge Bill Gravell and President of the Samsung construction team Dr. CH Park pose to cut the ribbon opening the Samsung Highway.

Governor visits Taylor

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, June 7, 2024
Photos by Nalani Nuylan. Semiconductor chips help run technologies of today and the future, and starting in 2025, many of them will be manufactured by Samsung in Taylor.
Cindy Engelhardt, left, explains how the Atlas 14 maps show rainfall data to Jarrell City Engineer Jorge L. Hernandez. Photos by Nalani Nuylan.

Cindy Engelhardt, left, explains how the Atlas 14 maps show rainfall data to Jarrell City Engineer Jorge L. Hernandez. Photos by Nalani Nuylan.

County debuts Atlas 14 results

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, May 31, 2024
Williamson County began hosting its public meeting series about the initial Altas 14 Flood Study results on May 29.   The preliminary data shows that extreme flooding event precipitation levels have increased by two inches in a 100-year flood.
Former County Judge Dan A. Gattis, center, unveils the naming plaque to the Judge Dan A. Gattis Pavilion located at the county Expo Center, April 11. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Former County Judge Dan A. Gattis, center, unveils the naming plaque to the Judge Dan A. Gattis Pavilion located at the county Expo Center, April 11. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Dan’s the man: Williamson County honors former judge Dan A. Gattis at pavilion naming ceremony

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, April 15, 2024
Williamson County has named its new pavilion at the Williamson County Expo Center after a former county judge.  The county gathered at the Expo Center in Taylor to celebrate the Judge Dan A. Gattis Pavilion Thursday afternoon, April 11.  “Thank y’all so much,” Judge Gattis said during a speech.

One dead in Taylor after head-on collision

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Taylor Police Department responded to the first fatal collision in Taylor for 2024 on February 21 at 2:34 p.m. Police were dispatched to a report of a reckless driver in the 3000 block of South Main Street.
Sun Archive.

Sun Archive.

Report: Samsung contributed $27 billion to Austin area

Nalani Nuylan
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Samsung Austin Semiconductor released its 2023 Economic Impact Report.Conducted by a third party, the report highlights $26.8 billion in economic contribution and impact generated through operations of the Austin fab and the construction of the future manufacturing facility in Taylor.
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