Georgetown

Vendor applications open for Christmas Stroll

Applications are now available for food truck and marketplace vendors hoping to participate in this winter’s Christmas Stroll.Applications for the 43rd Georgetown Christmas Stroll can be submitted from now until August 23 or until spots are full.
Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder, center, and City Manager David Morgan, to the mayor’s immediate left, were joined by architects from GSR Andrade, leadership from Gordon Highlander Construction and Westwood Civil, members of the longstanding landowners and members from Fidelis and Transwestern. (Courtesy Transwestern)

Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder, center, and City Manager David Morgan, to the mayor’s immediate left, were joined by architects from GSR Andrade, leadership from Gordon Highlander Construction and Westwood Civil, members of the longstanding landowners and members from Fidelis and Transwestern. (Courtesy Transwestern)

Georgetown welcomes new industrial business park near airport

A 520,571-square-foot industrial park is being constructed near the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 130 in Georgetown. The Berry Creek Business Park will have three Class A buildings, according to commercial real estate companies Fidelis and Transwestern.
Eric Lon Jones, 31, of Georgetown

Eric Lon Jones, 31, of Georgetown

Georgetown resident guilty after selling drugs while out on bond

A Williamson County jury on Monday, July 15, found Eric Lon Jones, 31, of Georgetown guilty of delivery of methamphetamine. The following day, the jury sentenced Mr. Jones to 45 years in prison with a $10,000 fine after they heard additional evidence during sentencing. Mr.
Elizabeth McCallum. Photo courtesy of Georgetown ISD.

Elizabeth McCallum. Photo courtesy of Georgetown ISD.

School Notes

Rising Georgetown High School senior Kamrin Gordon and 2024 GHS graduates Elizabeth McCallum and Brayden Boff earned the Outstanding Performer Award at the 2024 Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest for solos in Voice, Harp and Timpani, respectively.The competition was held May 25 and 27.
Judge Rhonda Redden of the Williamson County Justice of the Peace Precinct Four gets ready to sign a death certificate for a decedent. Once a month, the Judges are on a 24/7 call for death cases. Each rotation lasts a week.

Judge Rhonda Redden of the Williamson County Justice of the Peace Precinct Four gets ready to sign a death certificate for a decedent. Once a month, the Judges are on a 24/7 call for death cases. Each rotation lasts a week.

Death cases stacking up: part 1

Photos by Nalani Nuylan "It’s not about the JPs not wanting to do their job. It’s about the future and sustainability in Williamson County.” ~ Angela Williams, Justice of the Peace Judge Precinct Two Williamson County is the largest county in Texas without its own Medical Examiner’s office.

Two Georgetown nonprofits combine laundry services

Laundry Love Georgetown is now working with The Caring Place to provide residents with its free laundry cleanings. Laundry Love Georgetown has offered free laundry services since 2013 at the Georgetown Washtopia on South Austin Avenue on the second Tuesday and Thursday of each month.
This conceptualization of Parmer Ranch Marketplace showcases where the buildings will be located and where visitors can park. (Courtesy Barshop and Oles)

This conceptualization of Parmer Ranch Marketplace showcases where the buildings will be located and where visitors can park. (Courtesy Barshop and Oles)

H-E-B anchors new $12 million shopping center west of Sun City

The most recent Georgetown-based filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation are related to new mixed-use retail developments, sidewalk improvements and installations and a new therapy office.