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Aaliyah King, 6, left, is joined by her brother Isaiah, 4, and sister Laylah, 3, as they and their mother Lisa King watch participants take part in a parade through San Gabriel Park during the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association's 72nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2024.  The event took place at the San Gabriel Community Center.   Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when former slaves found out they were freed.    Photo by Andy Sharp.

Aaliyah King, 6, left, is joined by her brother Isaiah, 4, and sister Laylah, 3, as they and their mother Lisa King watch participants take part in a parade through San Gabriel Park during the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association's 72nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The event took place at the San Gabriel Community Center. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when former slaves found out they were freed. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Pollinators were busy at the Sunken Garden in San Gabriel Park on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.  National Pollinators Week is June 17-23 this year.  Photos by Andy Sharp

Pollinators were busy at the Sunken Garden in San Gabriel Park on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. National Pollinators Week is June 17-23 this year. Photos by Andy Sharp

Insects enjoy National Pollinators Week at Sunken Garden

Pollinators were busy at the Sunken Garden in San Gabriel Park on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.  National Pollinators Week is June 17-23 this year.  
Trees and brush gather around  the long-retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Trees and brush gather around the long-retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Rowe Valley truss bridge connects to history

Situated over the San Gabriel River between Jonah and Circleville, just off State Highway 29, sits a now abandoned truss bridge that was originally built in 1909. Colloquially called the Rowe Valley Bridge, the Easley Bridge has three sections of crisscrossed iron that tower above the river.
 Bo, a Nigerian dwarf goat almost 4 weeks old, stretches his tiny legs at the S.P.J.S.T. Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center  on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

Bo, a Nigerian dwarf goat almost 4 weeks old, stretches his tiny legs at the S.P.J.S.T. Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

Bo the goat warms hearts

Will Mallick, as Jimmy Ray Dobbs, and Carolyn O'Brien, playing Alice Murphy, are pictured in a Thursday, May 30, 2024 photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of "Bright Star," playing through June 30th on the Springer Stage.     Photo by Andy Sharp.

Will Mallick, as Jimmy Ray Dobbs, and Carolyn O'Brien, playing Alice Murphy, are pictured in a Thursday, May 30, 2024 photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of "Bright Star," playing through June 30th on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Mary Castaneda helps her granddaughter Juliana Orlando, 17, get ready to go onstage for the 2024 Richarte High School Commencement held at the Rodney and Mary Klett Performing Art Center on Thursday, May 23, 2024. 62 seniors received their diploma tonight, with the total expected to reach 77 total graduates by the end of summer.    Photo by Andy Sharp.

Mary Castaneda helps her granddaughter Juliana Orlando, 17, get ready to go onstage for the 2024 Richarte High School Commencement held at the Rodney and Mary Klett Performing Art Center on Thursday, May 23, 2024. 62 seniors received their diploma tonight, with the total expected to reach 77 total graduates by the end of summer. Photo by Andy Sharp.

 2-year-old Emilia Pustejovsky enjoys making hundreds of bubbles along West Davilla Street on Friday, May 10, 2024, the opening night of the 45th Annual Granger Lakefest.    Photo by Andy Sharp.

2-year-old Emilia Pustejovsky enjoys making hundreds of bubbles along West Davilla Street on Friday, May 10, 2024, the opening night of the 45th Annual Granger Lakefest. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Granger Lakefest

The 45th Annual Granger Lakefest took place this weekend in Williamson County. 
East View High student Lux Adcock finishes a race during  the Georgetown Independent School District's annual Special Olympics, held Tuesday, May 7, 2024  at the district sports complex behind Georgetown High School.     Photo by Andy Sharp.

East View High student Lux Adcock finishes a race during the Georgetown Independent School District's annual Special Olympics, held Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at the district sports complex behind Georgetown High School. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Ellen Brumder, a co-founder (with her husband, Nick) of Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery & Prayer Gardens, was on hand Saturday, April 27, 2024 to celebrate Art in the Gardens, the 20th anniversary of Our Lady.  The couple live in New Zealand, but return to the area occasionally.    Photo by Andy Sharp.

Ellen Brumder, a co-founder (with her husband, Nick) of Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery & Prayer Gardens, was on hand Saturday, April 27, 2024 to celebrate Art in the Gardens, the 20th anniversary of Our Lady. The couple live in New Zealand, but return to the area occasionally. Photo by Andy Sharp.