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Festival goers bear the rain in ponchos as shows were temporarily delayed in the afternoon of Saturday, April 18, due to lightning in the area. The major acts on Saturday, Kaitlin Butts’ Yee-Hoedown, Shenandoah, Goo Goo Dolls, Wyatt Flores and Tracy Lawrence and Brooks & Dunn were cancelled due to the forecast. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Festival goers bear the rain in ponchos as shows were temporarily delayed in the afternoon of Saturday, April 18, due to lightning in the area. The major acts on Saturday, Kaitlin Butts’ Yee-Hoedown, Shenandoah, Goo Goo Dolls, Wyatt Flores and Tracy Lawrence and Brooks & Dunn were cancelled due to the forecast. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Two Step Inn sees delays, refunds for rainout

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Monday, April 20, 2026
Rainclouds threatened the Two Step Inn festival all day Saturday, April 18, and when the steadily darkening clouds finally released water around 5:30 p.m., it was a deluge. Lightning and heavy rain sparked a weather delay, cancellation of several acts and eventually a weather evacuation.
A cactus absorbs raindrops at Booty'ss Road Park on Sunday, April 12, 2026. The landscape was transformed by the much-needed dose of moisture. Photo by Andy Sharp.

A cactus absorbs raindrops at Booty'ss Road Park on Sunday, April 12, 2026. The landscape was transformed by the much-needed dose of moisture. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Follow the Light: Rain clouds lead to photo ops

Andy Sharp
Friday, April 17, 2026
A Sunday afternoon drive first took my wife and I to the Georgetown Public Library, enjoying the quiet time. From there we did a bit of shopping at Georgetown’s Sprouts Grocery. Since it was a day filled with a soft rain and clouds, a visit to Booty’s Road Park was in order.
Jamie and Bob McCormick dance to the music of Supernatural ATX, a Santana Tribute Band, during the first First Friday free concert of the year on the courthouse lawn on Friday, April 3, 2026. The event was hosted by the Georgetown Beard Club. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Jamie and Bob McCormick dance to the music of Supernatural ATX, a Santana Tribute Band, during the first First Friday free concert of the year on the courthouse lawn on Friday, April 3, 2026. The event was hosted by the Georgetown Beard Club. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Supernatural ATX brings party to the Square's opening First Friday Concert of 2026

Andy Sharp
Thursday, April 9, 2026
The Georgetown Beard Club hosted it's opening First Friday concert of 2026 on the Square Friday, April 3, with music by Supernatural ATX, a Santana Tribute Band. Photo by  Andy Sharp. 
World War II Navy veteran Cliff McCrummen, who will be 100-years-old in June, was joined by his wife Myrna at the No Kings rally held in downtown Georgetown on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Approximately 700 people attended the rally, a demonstration opposed to the current Presidential administration of Donald Trump. Photo by Andy Sharp.

World War II Navy veteran Cliff McCrummen, who will be 100-years-old in June, was joined by his wife Myrna at the No Kings rally held in downtown Georgetown on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Approximately 700 people attended the rally, a demonstration opposed to the current Presidential administration of Donald Trump. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Photos: 'No Kings' protest on Georgetown's Square draws hundreds

Andy Sharp
Sunday, March 29, 2026
A "No Kings" rally in downtown Georgetown on March 28, 2026, was one of many across the country Saturday.  Approximately 700 people attended the rally, a demonstration opposed to the current Presidential administration of Donald Trump.  Photos by  Andy Sharp 
Cheryll Coon-Riley takes a photo in the early 1900s car that ERA Now is taking around the country to promote the signing of the Equal Rights Amendment by Congress. Those who attended the March 25 event on the Square could take photos with the car and even squeeze the old-timey horn. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Cheryll Coon-Riley takes a photo in the early 1900s car that ERA Now is taking around the country to promote the signing of the Equal Rights Amendment by Congress. Those who attended the March 25 event on the Square could take photos with the car and even squeeze the old-timey horn. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Suffragettes at Work

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Williamson County’s League of Women Voters wore their best suffragette outfits to the Square on March 25 to promote the signing of the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed constitutional amendment that has been ratified in more than 35 states to add a guarantee of equal rights regardless of sex.
Bluebonnets adorn the spaces at St. Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery on Sunday, March 15, 2026. The cemetery, with burials reaching back into the19th Century, is along F.M. 972. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Bluebonnets adorn the spaces at St. Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery on Sunday, March 15, 2026. The cemetery, with burials reaching back into the19th Century, is along F.M. 972. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Bluebonnets at St. Peter Lutheran Church

Andy Sharp
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Bluebonnets adorn the spaces at St. Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery on Sunday, March 15, 2026. The cemetery, with burials reaching back into the19th century, is along Farm to Market Road 972 in Walburg.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

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
Poppies, most adorned with water drops from weekend rain, are making their annual appearance at Edwards Park on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Signs posted in the park let visitors know to be cautious, giving the blooms time to grow and prosper this month. Photo by Andy Sharp

Poppies, most adorned with water drops from weekend rain, are making their annual appearance at Edwards Park on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Signs posted in the park let visitors know to be cautious, giving the blooms time to grow and prosper this month. Photo by Andy Sharp

Red Poppy season is here

Andy Sharp
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Poppies, most adorned with water drops from weekend rain, are making their annual appearance at Edwards Park on Saturday, March 7, 2026.  Signs posted in the park let visitors know to be cautious, giving the blooms time to grow and prosper this month.   Photo by Andy Sharp
The darkening sky is seen beyond the Georgetown Square in this view from 7th Street east of downtown on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Photo by Andy Sharp.

The darkening sky is seen beyond the Georgetown Square in this view from 7th Street east of downtown on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Sun sets on the Square

Andy Sharp
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The darkening sky is seen beyond the Georgetown Square in this view from 7th Street east of downtown on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.  Photo by Andy Sharp. 
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