Senior Living residents fished for 600 pounds of Channel Catfish during the two-day event which continued on Friday. Residents and staff were treated to a fish fry to celebrate the event. The fish were provided by Larry’s Fish Farm in Giddings. 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

Cindy Bryan was among the volunteers from Taylor’s First United Methodist Church helping distribute food at Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry in downtown Taylor on Saturday morning, November 1, 2025.

3-year-old Hunter Davila and his brother Kayson, 7, enjoying looking at a 1941 Chevy Deluxe during the 12th Annual Main Street Car Show held in downtown Taylor on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Fog settles in as a cormorant flies over the lake at Murphy Park on Sunday morning, October 26, 2025. The fog began to lift after 10 a.m. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Larry Schmitt holds a sign that says “Tyrants Fear a Free Press” during a “No Kings” demonstration in downtown Taylor on on Saturday afternoon, October 18, 2025. The crowd was approximately 300, mostly gathered at 2nd and Main Streets. Photo by Andy Sharp.

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Thomas Michael Flinders, 22, of Jarrell. Photo courtesy of the Williamson County Jail.

7-year-old Jackson Long enjoys a foot-long corn dog before taking part in Mutton Bustin’ at the 75th Annual Taylor Rodeo on Thursday, July 17,2025. Coordinated by the Taylor Rodeo Association, the three-night rodeo is held at the Williamson County Expo Center. Photo by Andy Sharp.