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The Animeros band will open the 2026 Music on Main season in Taylor.

The Animeros band will open the 2026 Music on Main season in Taylor.

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Strings & Things: The Animeros band opens the 2026 Music on Main season in Taylor

Ellen Greeney
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Animeros is an Austin band known for blending Latin-influenced sounds with cumbia, bolero, salsa and elements of West Texas and Mexican musical traditions into vibrant, danceable music.The band’s energetic sounds open the 2026 Music on Main season starting March 19 at 7 p.m.
A Great Egret flies over the rookery area at Murphy Park on Friday, March 6, 2026. More egrets are beginning to find nesting sites on the island, but cormorants still are the primary residents, for now. Photo by Andy Sharp

A Great Egret flies over the rookery area at Murphy Park on Friday, March 6, 2026. More egrets are beginning to find nesting sites on the island, but cormorants still are the primary residents, for now. Photo by Andy Sharp

Birds return to Taylor rookery

Andy Sharp
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
More egrets are beginning to find nesting sites on the island at Murphy Park in Taylor, but cormorants still are the primary residents, for now.Photo by Andy Sharp 
Kristyna Bell and her daughters Marilyn, 2, left, and Lydia, 4, right, spend time with a lop-eared rabbit in the petting zoo area at the Old Settlers Association site during The Williamson Museum’s Hoppy Easter event on Saturday, March 14, 2026. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Kristyna Bell and her daughters Marilyn, 2, left, and Lydia, 4, right, spend time with a lop-eared rabbit in the petting zoo area at the Old Settlers Association site during The Williamson Museum’s Hoppy Easter event on Saturday, March 14, 2026. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Early Easter at the Old Settlers Association

Andy Sharp
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The Williamson Museum’s Hoppy Easter event was held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the Old Settlers Association site in Round Rock.  Photos by Andy Sharp
City of Georgetown Planning Director Edgar Garcia, right, speaks to residents about the planning department’s latest projects, including updating the city’s Unified Development Code which dictates how development happens around the city. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

City of Georgetown Planning Director Edgar Garcia, right, speaks to residents about the planning department’s latest projects, including updating the city’s Unified Development Code which dictates how development happens around the city. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Georgetown invests in roads, water, public safety

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Georgetown’s annual State of Our City event March 12 gave residents a glimpse into the city’s latest efforts through a talk about projects coming in 2026, water, public safety, transportation and more.
A Flock camera sits on a pole under a solar panel. The company Flock Safety sells and operates License Plate Readers, video cameras, audio detector, first responder and security drones, and multiple software programs, and contracts with police departments and other organizations to help with investigations. Georgetown Police Department will use Flock cameras to capture images of a vehicle’s license plate, color, make and type.

A Flock camera sits on a pole under a solar panel. The company Flock Safety sells and operates License Plate Readers, video cameras, audio detector, first responder and security drones, and multiple software programs, and contracts with police departments and other organizations to help with investigations. Georgetown Police Department will use Flock cameras to capture images of a vehicle’s license plate, color, make and type.

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Georgetown PD to use Flock cameras for license plate readers

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, March 12, 2026
During the March 11 city council meeting, Georgetown City Council unanimously approved a four year contract with Flock Safety to install and maintain 10 license plate readers in high traffic areas in an amount not to exceed $29,954.10 for the first year and $28,710 in subsequent years.
Plaka Greek Cafe Owner Mo Kosari stands in front of an award wall in the restaurant, which has earned many first-place Best of Georgetown Awards in the “Best Ethnic (Non-Mexican/Tex-Mex)” category. Above his head is a photo of George and Zlata Betondo, the restaurant’s original owners, with Lady Bird Johnson. Photo by Abbey Archer

Plaka Greek Cafe Owner Mo Kosari stands in front of an award wall in the restaurant, which has earned many first-place Best of Georgetown Awards in the “Best Ethnic (Non-Mexican/Tex-Mex)” category. Above his head is a photo of George and Zlata Betondo, the restaurant’s original owners, with Lady Bird Johnson. Photo by Abbey Archer

A piece of Greece in Georgetown

Abbey Archer
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Plaka Greek Cafe is the only Greek restaurant in Georgetown, and it’s the type of place only residents would know about. The buffet serves food specifically inspired by Plaka— the oldest neighborhood in Athens, Greece.
Kim Collins Gilby, Williamson County’s Democratic Party Chair, speaks during the March 10 Commissioners Court meeting after the Primary Elections on March 3. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Kim Collins Gilby, Williamson County’s Democratic Party Chair, speaks during the March 10 Commissioners Court meeting after the Primary Elections on March 3. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

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Election woes continue

Nalani Nuylan
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Eight Williamson County residents took to the podium during the March 10 Commissioners Court meeting to voice their frustration about how Election Day was handled during this month’s primary election.
Darvin Bamsch looks over a large collection of Easter baskets for sale at the Jonah and Weir Community Sale, held at the Jonah Community Center on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

Darvin Bamsch looks over a large collection of Easter baskets for sale at the Jonah and Weir Community Sale, held at the Jonah Community Center on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

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Old Jonah School to get another reincarnation

Katherine Hamilton
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Sometimes down but never out, the old Jonah school building is getting another reincarnation.Built in 1922, the building east of Georgetown served the community and its children until 1971.
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