GIDDINGS – The Taylor Ducks boys varsity basketball team posted a 3-1 record at the Giddings Tournament on Dec. 29-30. Taylor opened the tournament with back-to-back victories, defeating Cuero 55-54 ...

Thrall Tigerettes senior guard Kinley Hoffman takes the ball up the court during a regular season game. Photo by Larry ...

The Legislature made a host of major decisions in 2025, as The Dallas Morning News reported. Here are the highlights: • Homeowners received a break on their property taxes after approving a proposed ...

Tim Mikeska (right) receives the 2025 Outstanding Citizen of the Year award from Taylor Rotary Club president Greg Redden during the 2025 Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce gala Feb. 10, 2025, at the ...

Deliberately Diverse represents the opinions of a group of Taylor friends who never completely agree about anything but enjoy diverse discussions. The Twelve Days of Christmas is the period between ...

Doris Jean Tucker Dickerson, 95, was a beloved mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother who died on Dec. 22, 2025. Doris was born on July 16, 1930, to Carl L. Tucker and Lillie E(Taylor) Tucker in ...

A fire that may have started in an outside trash can and spread to a home broke out just two hours into the new year, Taylor firefighters said. No injuries were reported in the blaze at a residence in ...

I hope you were able to close out 2025 on a positive note and ring in 2026 accordingly. Some of you probably stayed up until midnight just to see the new year come in, while some of us went to bed ...

Steven James Crivello, 48, of Thrall, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Steven was born on July 14, 1977, in San Francisco, California, to Joseph and JoAnn Crivello. He spent ...