This rendering shows what a street patio could look like for a restaurant. All of the materials would have to be movable. (Rendering courtesy City of Georgetown)
Amanda Morey, left, wins the blackout bingo prize: a YSL round black purse with a set of earrings from Diamonds Direct at the seventh annual Heroes, Hope and Handbags Purse Bingo on September 12. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Funds raised at the Children’s Advocacy Center’s seventh annual Heroes, Hope and Handbags Purse Bingo fundraiser on September 12 are expected to top $300,000.Held at the Sheraton in Georgetown this past weekend, more than 800 attendees dressed in different themes filled 80 tables.
A Texas Longhorn rests on a hill in the Beyersville community east of Coupland on Tuesday evening, September 8, 2026.
An American flag that flew on the Georgetown Fire Department’s Engine 2 on 9/11/2001 was again flying during this year’s Memorial Stair Climb at Birkelbach Field on Friday, September 11, 2026, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Photo by Andy Sharp.
A crew prepares smoked meats for meals during the Fall Bazaar held at Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
September 12, 1976: GETTING IN ON THE ACTION - Georgetown folks get in on the action at the Up with People concert Tuesday night as they bunny hop around Southwestern University's new Sid W. Richardson Physical Education Center. The program, designed to establish a creative framework for communication and interaction between people of varied backgrounds and across all ages, seems to be working as Georgetownites bunnyhop, swaying arm-in-arm to the music, singing and clapping.
A photo, taken at a 45-degree angle, shows burger, cheese and bacon tucked into the bun. Photo by Linda Dwyer