Williamson County resident Bill Kelberlau, front left, and Rick Litowski, right, ask questions about the Debt Service Fund for the county’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget, September 1. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
From left, Georgetown Council Member Ben Butler, City Manager David Morgan and Mitchell Elementary School Principal Melanie Moore cut the ribbon for Rockride Lane. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
Jack Daly, Georgetown assistant city manager, left, and Jeff Andresen, president and CEO of YMCA Central Texas, give an update on the Georgetown YMCA facility during the August 25 City Council workshop. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Georgetown City Council approved a construction and operating agreement with the YMCA that outlines the city’s bond-approved contribution to the project and the city’s maintenance responsibilities.
Louis Rumsey, left, and Les Sherman, who have been friends for 71 years, hold the birthday card they’ve been passing back and forth since 1968. Les lives in Georgetown and Louis lives in the Dallas area. (Photo courtesy of Les Sherman)
Volunteer Holly Reads inspects the Rotary Club’s American flags during the 2025 National Day of Service at Christ Lutheran Church September 13, 2025.
Catherine Totty kicks off her campaign to be Williamson County’s tax assessor-collector at Mesquite Creek Outfitters on August 19. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
6-year-old Camden Velez happily settles into his kindergarten classroom on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the first day of classes at George Washington Carver Elementary School.
Sol Arce, left, hugs her freshman grandson Jonas Aguiar of San Antonio as he moves into Jessie Daniel Ames Hall on Saturday, August 15, 2026 during freshmen move-in day at Southwestern University. Jessie Daniel Ames Hall opened to students in January. The approximately 1400 students will begin their classes on August 24th. Photo by Andy Sharp
Ed Denison of Hockley, Texas, who will be 80 in October introduces his horse called Hombre to his grandson, 8-year-old Levi Bentley and family friend McKenna Degarmo, 17, (sitting on Hombre) during the Texas Senior Pro Rodeo Association’s Rodeo held Sunday, August 16, 2026 at the Williamson County Expo Center. Denison has been competing in rodeos for decades. Texas Senior Rodeo Association competitors must be at least 40-years-old to compete. Many are in their 70s and 80s. Photo by Andy Sharp
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“Jelly Belly” by Lisa Kirkonis hangs in Sun City’s Visual Arts Club gallery
The Bittick Family Cemetery, where 1850s Williamson County settlers Jonathan and Jinsy are buried, is on CR 236 near Liberty Hill.
Alice Stephens
LuAnn Howland
Edward Dale Baier