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Improvements to the Garey House at Garey Park include enclosing the rental space to accommodate for weather. This will also increase the size of the venue to allow for larger events. (Rendering courtesy of the City of Georgetown)

Improvements to the Garey House at Garey Park include enclosing the rental space to accommodate for weather. This will also increase the size of the venue to allow for larger events. (Rendering courtesy of the City of Georgetown)

Garey Park to see new amphitheater, disc golf course

Changes are coming to Garey Park, which will add an amphitheater, group cabins, mountain bike trails and a disc golf course to the West Georgetown property.
Jeremy Tang Diaz was a first-grade student at Teravista Elementary in the Round Rock school district and had attended Teravista Elementary since pre-kindergarten. (Sun Archive)

Jeremy Tang Diaz was a first-grade student at Teravista Elementary in the Round Rock school district and had attended Teravista Elementary since pre-kindergarten. (Sun Archive)

6-year-old dies of injuries 3 months after assault

Jeremy Tang Diaz, a 6-year-old Georgetown resident who was beaten inside his Teravista home with a baseball bat on September 11, died on Tuesday, November 14, as a result of his injuries.  The alleged attacker was Daniel Steven Logan, one of Jeremy’s neighbors. He was arrested on September 11.

Riverbank cleanup coming to Rivery Park

The City of Georgetown will host a riverbank cleanup event in Rivery Park on December 9.  Volunteers can check in for the event beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the city table near the playground, which is located in the middle of the park.  A safety briefing will happen at 8:55 a.m.

Williamson County exits agreement with United Way

In a special eight-minute-long meeting on Monday, November 13, the Williamson County Commissioner’s Court unanimously approved the termination of an agreement to manage federal ARPA funds for Breast Cancer screening provided through United Way of Greater Austin.

Georgetown voters approve $135 million in bonds

Results that came in on the night of Election Day, November 7, show Georgetown voters in support of all four proposed city bonds, totaling $135 million.  The final unofficial results show 51.05 percent of voters supported Proposition A. Proposition B saw 58.97 percent of voters in favor and 67.