14+ hour, 25+ min ago  (355+ words) GRANGER " Assessing potential damages from 7 million gallons of water including sewage leaking under the town's newest campus will cost up to $70, 000, school board members heard. The bad news is just the latest in a string of water woes plaguing Granger…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (587+ words) A STORY WORTH TELLING "I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go into the library and read a good book." I read a lot of books, magazines and newspapers. I even read…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (373+ words) Milken Educator Award called the 'Oscars of teaching' HUTTO " A veteran teacher at Howard Norman Elementary School went to the head of the class Tuesday after learning she is the only instructor in Texas to win the prestigious Milken Educator…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (456+ words) Company envisions neighborhood just for Taylor ISD staff A proposal under review by the Taylor Independent School District could someday create affordable, leased housing for teachers and other staffers to boost retention. The homes and neighborhoods specifically would be dedicated…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (502+ words) GRANGER " For the first time in more than two decades, a team of Granger Independent School District FFA students reaped the honors they sowed at a state competition. Four pupils placed sixth in the 2026 Texas FFA Tractor Technician Career Development…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (447+ words) Prekindergarten will get i Pads, Mac Books for older students Technology updates for the Taylor Independent School District could go online for the 2026-27 academic year with new computers on the way for students and teachers. Technology director Jamie Sellers called…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1247+ words) Naomi Joyce Hunka Pasemann would have been 90 years old March 23. While many of you will remember her as a teacher, a counselor or a friend, I'm guessing most will recognize her name because of Naomi Pasemann Elementary School. Some of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (711+ words) A STORY WORTH TELLING "There's only one thing you have to know." " Dr. Heber Taylor The obituary read: "Alfred Heber Taylor, a retired journalism professor and veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, answered the Call of Taps on Feb....

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (852+ words) Plenty going on at Coupland School COUPLAND " Coupland School second graders presented a "live museum" Feb. 27. "They did amazing research and presented to parents, students and staff," said Assistant Principal Kate Knapek. Coupland pupils also celebrated Texas Independence Day on…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (686+ words) A STORY WORTH TELLING Good teachers are the ones who can challenge young minds without losing their own. Grade school, 1959, in Mount Pleasant included reading, writing, arithmetic, recess and repeats of last week's cafeteria fare. "Meatloaf? Must be Tuesday." My…...