Many mourning Mountain Citians attended the memorial service for Mayor Phillip Taylor on Friday at a packed Hays CISD PAC. The service honored Taylor’s life of service. To me, the service made it clear Taylor was intentionally serving God by serving others.

Monday evening’s city council meeting started with a moment of silence in honor of Taylor.

During the meeting, city council appointed Ralph McClendon as mayor.

The city will appoint an alderperson to fill the empty seat at the May 9 ...