Georgetown
This building was the former home of the Georgetown HEB before it moved to its current and bigger location. It will now be a Flor & Decor. (Photo by Nicolas Cicale)
Former H-E-B to turn into Floor & Decor
Kaitlyn Wilkes
According to a permit from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the former H-E-B located at 1101 South Interstate-35 Frontage Road in Georgetown will turn into a Floor & Decor.
The project will cost an estimated $7,200,000, with construction starting May 1 and finishing in November.
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Workforce Solutions Rural Capitol Area honored for childcare program
Nalani Nuylan
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area in Cedar Park is the recipient of the Childcare Employment Connection Award.
Thursday, February 1, 2024
GISD trustee Jen Mauldin seeking second term
Katherine Hamilton
Georgetown ISD trustee Jen Mauldin is wrapping up a three-year board term that began during upheaval brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Her term included hiring a new superintendent and managing academic improvement, enrollment growth and budget woes. She has now filed to serve a second term.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Williamson County nonprofits set for 2024 gala
Nalani Nuylan
Hope on the Horizon
The Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center and CASA of Williamson County will host the 2024 Destination: Hope Gala.
The third-annual galla will occur at the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions in Round Rock, on Friday, March 8.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
At the January 18 Electric Board meeting, the solution was presented to the board who approved a recommendation of the plan to City Council. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown electric to implement buy all/sell all plan for new solar customers
Kaitlyn Wilkes
In an effort to more equitably recoup the expenses of the electric department, Georgetown officials are updating the Net Energy Metering program so that solar and non-solar users share the fixed costs of running the electric department.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Naomi L. Morales. Photo courtesy of Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3.
Victim of train fatality identified
Nalani Nuylan
Williamson County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 and Leander Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the next of kin of a deceased individual, Naomi L. Morales.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Georgetown City Council looks at short-term rentals
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown is working towards new rules that short-term rental property owners would have to follow in order to rent out their homes to guests.
Monday, January 29, 2024
A rendering shows the proposed concept for 200 West Sixth Street. (Courtesy the City of Georgetown)
Three-story mixed-use concept granted courthouse view waiver
Kaitlyn Wilkes
After a public hearing Tuesday, January 23, a conceptual design for a three-story building at 200 West Sixth Street was given a waiver that would allow it to potentially block the view of the courthouse from Interstate 35.
Monday, January 29, 2024
The map of Georgetown’s City Council districts outline not only the outlines of each district, but also the council who currently presides over the district. (Courtesy the City of Georgetown)
Filings for Georgetown City Council and GISD May elections open
The next general election for Georgetown City Council and Georgetown ISD School Board positions will take place on May 4. The first day to file for a place on the general election ballot was January 17. The final day to file is February 16 at 4:30 p.m. for the school board and 5 p.m.
Wilco Homelessness Coalition volunteer shirts used for the Point in Time Count. Photo by Nalani Nuylan..
Counted for
Nalani Nuylan
Volunteers for the Wilco Homelessness Coalition gathered at First United Methodist Church in Georgetown this past week to prepare for the group’s third Point in Time Count.
Monday, January 29, 2024