Well, who knew that a nighttime golf tournament could be so much fun?!?!?!?

We could not be happier with our first A Shot in the Dark tournament that was held Oct. 15 at Mustang Creek Golf Course. Our thanks to every player who came and golfed or whacked and hacked their way across the course. We hope you all had as much fun as we did!

And, of course, the staff at Mustang Creek Golf Course was amazing, jumping through all sorts of hoops to modify the course for nighttime play AND helping us with the math to figure out who all won.

It was a grand time and we are already planning next year's event for Nov. 18 with more ways for people to participate!

Eagle Bank, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, City National Bank, S&D Plumbing, Coppera, Noren Thermal Solutions, McCrory Timmerman Restoration Project, Bancorp South, Taylor Housing Authority, Judge Randall J. Pick, Hagler Investments, A Veteran Storage, Scott Morales Catering, HDR Engineering, Boys and Girls Club of East Williamson County, Citizens National Bank, Mallard Run Apartments, Plowman's Kitchen, RTS Connect, Julie Downs-Realtor, Mustang Creek Golf Course, Brown Distributing, Sirloin Stockade, Pest Patrol, Taylor Press, Teresa Schneider, Texas Farm Bureau, Summit Commercial, Farmers Insurance - Austin Brown and Austin Telco FCU.

Diana Phillips, chair; Zona Sweeney, Ryan Stiba, Rhonda Redden, Greg Redden and Austin Brown. They were an amazing team and pulled off a fun-filled event!

The labor market in the Rural Capital Area of Central Texas continued to improve in September 2021, with the unadjusted unemployment rate sliding down to 3.6 percent, after dropping to 3.9 percent in August, according to figures released today by the Texas Workforce Commission. The local economy added 5,923 jobs from August to September, with employment rising by 36,737 jobs year-to-year. The 3.6 percent unemployment rate in the nine-county Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (WSRCA) represented 21,285 residents seeking jobs. The region’s unemployment rate remained below Texas’ (4.9 percent) and the national (4.6 percent) rates, which both saw drops in September as well.

To see the full release and additional September 2021 labor market data for each county click HERE.

Sponsorships are on sale now. To learn more, click HERE and HERE. Individual tickets will go on sale for $45 each on Dec. 1 at the Chamber and on its website.

To learn more, call the Chamber at 512-352-6364 or email info@taylorchamber.org.

Dana Platt, Community Outreach Director of Capital Area Rural Transportation System, better known as C.A.R.T.S., will be speaking at the November luncheon overview of the services offered to Williamson county, an update on the CARTS NOW program and where are we on the train platform downtown.

Thank you to our November luncheon sponsor, McCrory Timmerman Restoration Project

Chamber members, watch for the appearance of a duck in each weekly newsletter and send us an email with your business name describing what makes the duck or ducks unique and we will enter you in a monthly drawing for a FREE AD for four weeks in the next month's newsletter.

Advertising in the guide is exclusive to Taylor Chamber members and we have sizes ranging from a quarter page to double-page spreads. Click HERE for prices. The deadline is Nov. 19 so let us know ASAP.

Click HERE to learn more!

To nominate someone for the award, complete THIS form and return it no later than Dec. 10, either by email to bgraypcb@sbcglobal.net or by mail to: Taylor Rotary Club, P.O. Box 289, Taylor, TX 76574.

This award may only be received once so if the person you are considering has received the award before, they are ineligible. HERE is a list of the Rotary Club's OCOTY winners since 1943.

If you are interested in learning more about the Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 4, and how to enter. Click HERE for the rules, HERE for information and HERE for an entry form.