Georgetown

Prepare for Two Step Inn this weekend

The second annual Two Step Inn country music festival takes place this weekend, April 20-21, in San Gabriel Park. Music at this year’s festival will begin both days at noon and will last until about 10 p.m.

Construction projects set to finish in 2024 in new report

Williamson County Commissioners Court heard their monthly construction update April 16. All projects are part of the county’s road bond program.   Robert Daigh, senior director of infrastructure, presented the updates on the road construction projects throughout the county by precinct.
3-year-old Allison Warren and her grandmother Susan Hecker admire Sam, an Eastern Screech Owl cared for by All Things Wild Rehabilitation  during Market Days. Holding Sam is All Things Wild volunteer James Davis.

3-year-old Allison Warren and her grandmother Susan Hecker admire Sam, an Eastern Screech Owl cared for by All Things Wild Rehabilitation during Market Days. Holding Sam is All Things Wild volunteer James Davis.

Animals, shoppers spotted at April Market Days

Animals and people gathered on the Square for a morning of shopping and entertainment during Market Days in Georgetown April 13.  Photos by Andy Sharp
Officials gather to celebrate the opening of the newly conjoined roads of Verde Vista Drive and Williams Drive. From left are Hank Tovar, vice president of Heritage Oaks HOA, representatives from Culvers, Assistant City Manager Nick Woolery, Council Member Kevin Pitts, Mayor Josh Schroeder, Travis Wilkes, Kris Johnston and representatives from Savvy Development and Dexter Harmon, president of Heritage Oaks HOA. (Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Officials gather to celebrate the opening of the newly conjoined roads of Verde Vista Drive and Williams Drive. From left are Hank Tovar, vice president of Heritage Oaks HOA, representatives from Culvers, Assistant City Manager Nick Woolery, Council Member Kevin Pitts, Mayor Josh Schroeder, Travis Wilkes, Kris Johnston and representatives from Savvy Development and Dexter Harmon, president of Heritage Oaks HOA. (Kaitlyn Wilkes)

New road paves way for G’town commercial park

Verde Vista Drive has been connected to Williams Drive as of April 12 with a new traffic light. The light helps connect Williams Drive to the Verde Vista Commercial Park, which is located at 4795 Williams Drive. The total acreage of the commercial park is 24 acres.
The development’s regional center would allow visitors to walk to various restaurants and businesses while still having access to the neighborhood. (Courtesy Lionheart)

The development’s regional center would allow visitors to walk to various restaurants and businesses while still having access to the neighborhood. (Courtesy Lionheart)

Georgetown approves rezoning

Georgetown’s extraterritorial jurisdiction will see a new mixed-density neighborhood and commercial center with an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 residential units. The development, which is called Heirloom, will sit on 361.
A house in Cold Springs in Leander goes up for sale. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

A house in Cold Springs in Leander goes up for sale. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Williamson County real estate market report

In the latest report from the Austin Board of Realtors, new home listings across the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metropolitan area jumped to 4,714 new listings, 10.2 percent more than in March 2023.
A new GISD high school off Cedar Breaks Road is included in the May 4 Bond Election.

A new GISD high school off Cedar Breaks Road is included in the May 4 Bond Election.

Examining GISD’s bond Proposition A

Georgetown ISD voters will decide the fate of four different bond propositions in the upcoming May 4 election. Early voting is April 22-30. Totaling $649.