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)
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)
Ethan Harwell, a planner with engineering firm Kimley Horn, presents a preliminary Downtown Master Plan for the City of Jarrell during a joint city council and planning and zoning meeting, September 1. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
Friday, September 4, 2026
In a joint meeting, Jarrell City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission heard a presentation on the Downtown Master Plan September 1.
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.
Stylish Taylor ladies leaving lunch at Louie Mueller’s BBQ in years past is a photo included in Spark!, a Smithsonian Places of Innovation exhibit on display through September 27. Photo courtesy of Taylor Places of Innovation Exhibit
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.
Margaret Roush
Vicente Camacho
Eldon Boyd Hobbs