Molly Jackson, as Mary Lennox, and James Hamrick, playing Dickon, are pictured in a dress rehearsal photo from the Georgetown Palace production of “The Secret Garden” on Thursday, January 30, 2025. The play runs on the Springer Stage through March 2. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Peggy Bailey, left, visits with Teresa Shipley, right, as they spend time in an unnamed cemetery adjacent the Lawrence Chapel Cemetery on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The area is near County Road 473, east of Thrall. For years, this unnamed cemetery was neglected, but buried there are descendants of Shipley, including her great-great-great grandfather, Jose Garcia, born in the mid-1800s, laid to rest here in the early 1900s.

Kids from Girl Scout Troop 46105 carry a large banner along Martin Luther King Jr. Street as they participate in a march during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day march and celebration held at Macedonia Baptist Church on Monday, January 20. (Photos by Andy Sharp)

Mayor of Yongin City Sang il Lee, left, gets introduced to Taylor Mayor Dwayne Ariola by County Judge Bill Gravell at the Taylor Expo Center, January 9.

Texas Longhorn calf nurses along County Road 417 on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Al Blaschke prepares to blow out candles on his German Chocolate birthday cake as he celebrates his 108th birthday with a party at The Wesleyan Assisted Living on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Born on this date in 1917, Blaschke has done three skydives in recent years, the first in 2017, followed by another with his twin grandsons in 2020 and another with Governor Greg Abbott in 2023.

Saint Peter’s Church of Coupland is adorned with holiday lights on Friday, December 27, 2024. Photo by Andy Sharp.

15-month-old Layla Wright was feeling a bit timid as she and her brother Hudson, 6, visited with Santa Claus during Breakfast With Santa, held Saturday, December 21, 2024 at the San Gabriel Community Center. The event, coordinated by the Georgetown Fire Department and the Rotary Club of Sun City, served up pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee too attendees. Santa Claus was there throughout the morning to visit the kids and their families. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Sun City resident Margaret Hornsby was one of the volunteers helping prepare 500 dozen homemade cookies for the Women Helping Others.