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teve Chapman relaxes in front of his 1954 Plymouth Belvedere during the car and motorcycle show held at the the College Street VFW Post 8587 on Saturday, September 21, 2024.   This is the post's inaugural car show.   Photo by Andy Sharp.

teve Chapman relaxes in front of his 1954 Plymouth Belvedere during the car and motorcycle show held at the the College Street VFW Post 8587 on Saturday, September 21, 2024. This is the post's inaugural car show. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Georgetown VFW car show

VFW Post 8587 held its inaugural car and motorcycle show on College Street Saturday, September 21, 2024.
The Main Street exterior of Tecovas is pictured on Saturday, September 21, 2024.   The shop has a soft opening on Wednesday, followed by a formal grand opening Friday.   Photo by Andy Sharp.

The Main Street exterior of Tecovas is pictured on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The shop has a soft opening on Wednesday, followed by a formal grand opening Friday. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Tecovas: Setting up shop

Located in Georgetown on Main Street below the Williamson County Sun offices, Tecovas is scheduled for a soft opening on September 25, with formal opening on September 27.  Tecovas is an Austin-based apparel chain specializing in boots and Western wear.
 Large numbers of egrets gather around the rookery at Murphy Park on Thursday evening, September 5, 2024.  Photo by Andy Sharp.

Large numbers of egrets gather around the rookery at Murphy Park on Thursday evening, September 5, 2024. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Photos: Flock prepares to leave as summer ends

As summer nears its conclusion, the egrets making their home at the rookery in Taylor’s Murphy Park will soon move on. These migratory birds arrive here each spring to add to their families, usually leaving by late-September, or early-October.
Waterloo Gin co-owner David Wollett drives a truckload of cotton from a field onto a scale  on Friday, September 13, 2024. Clement Strmiska and David Wollett are co-owners of the Waterloo Gin, located on County Road 414 east of Taylor.     Photo by Andy Sharp.

Waterloo Gin co-owner David Wollett drives a truckload of cotton from a field onto a scale on Friday, September 13, 2024. Clement Strmiska and David Wollett are co-owners of the Waterloo Gin, located on County Road 414 east of Taylor. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Photos: Cotton collections progress in Williamson County

The Waterloo Cotton Gin, a few minutes east of Taylor, along County Road 414, is beginning cotton harvest season on a high note this year, after last summer’s combination of triple digit heat and drought made it hard for farmers and cotton gins in 2023.
 Aaron Martinka navigates his combine through a field of cotton along F.M. 972 east of Walburg  on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Martinka is harvesting 1,100 acres of cotton this year.  Photo by Andy Sharp.

Aaron Martinka navigates his combine through a field of cotton along F.M. 972 east of Walburg on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Martinka is harvesting 1,100 acres of cotton this year. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Cotton harvest time in Williamson County

Georgetown Fire Department firefighter Russell Paxton can't hide his weariness near the completion of his participation in the Memorial Stair Climb at Birkelbach Field on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the 23rd anniversary of the attacks on United States soil in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. The Memorial Stair Climb began here in 2011.  Photo by Andy Sharp.

Georgetown Fire Department firefighter Russell Paxton can't hide his weariness near the completion of his participation in the Memorial Stair Climb at Birkelbach Field on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the 23rd anniversary of the attacks on United States soil in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. The Memorial Stair Climb began here in 2011. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Georgetown first responders make an emotional climb

Members of the Taylor Fire Department take part in the parade along Main Street  during the Patriot Day observance on Wednesday evening, September 11, 2024.   Patriot Day commemorates the events of September 11, 2001.    Photo by Andy Sharp.

Members of the Taylor Fire Department take part in the parade along Main Street during the Patriot Day observance on Wednesday evening, September 11, 2024. Patriot Day commemorates the events of September 11, 2001. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Taylor observes Patriot Day

Adrienne Sharp, left, and Cindy Cohen, right, help create bags out of donated t-shirts during a 9/11 National Day of Service event held at Georgetown's Christ Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 7, 2024.  Volunteers from churches, synagogues and mosques, including some who just wanted to contribute, helped repurpose t-shirts to be used as bags at The Caring Place, Helping Hands of Georgetown and the Carver Center for Families.   Photo by Andy Sharp.

Adrienne Sharp, left, and Cindy Cohen, right, help create bags out of donated t-shirts during a 9/11 National Day of Service event held at Georgetown's Christ Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Volunteers from churches, synagogues and mosques, including some who just wanted to contribute, helped repurpose t-shirts to be used as bags at The Caring Place, Helping Hands of Georgetown and the Carver Center for Families. Photo by Andy Sharp.

A crowd gathers at Founders Park for a First Friday concert by Landrum Turner and the The Boys From Tejas Meat Supply on Friday, September 6, 2024. The monthly free concert temporarily moved to this location while the Williamson County Courthouse grounds are closed.   Photo by Andy Sharp.

A crowd gathers at Founders Park for a First Friday concert by Landrum Turner and the The Boys From Tejas Meat Supply on Friday, September 6, 2024. The monthly free concert temporarily moved to this location while the Williamson County Courthouse grounds are closed. Photo by Andy Sharp.

A rainbow forms over a cotton field and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church a little after 7 p.m. on Monday, August 26, 2024.  The church is on County Road 417 in Wuthrich Hill.  Areas of Williamson County welcomed rain and cooler temperatures beginning Monday afternoon.    Photo by Andy Sharp.

A rainbow forms over a cotton field and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church a little after 7 p.m. on Monday, August 26, 2024. The church is on County Road 417 in Wuthrich Hill. Areas of Williamson County welcomed rain and cooler temperatures beginning Monday afternoon. Photo by Andy Sharp.