Georgetown
Jarrell ISD joins accountability lawsuit against TEA
Katherine Hamilton
Jarrell ISD is now among almost 100 Texas public school districts suing the Texas Education Agency over changes it enacted to its A-F accountability system in 2023.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Williamson County Fair and Rodeo ropes-up residents
Nalani Nuylan
The third annual Williamson County Fair and Rodeo will round up residents at the Wilco Expo Center in Taylor from Wednesday, October 25, through Saturday, October 28.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Williamson County warns residents about scam
Nalani Nuylan
The Williamson County District Clerk’s Office wants to warn Williamson County residents about a phone scam that was reported to that office.
Monday, October 2, 2023
Sharing Santa Rosa are Steve Kliman, parish services coordinator, left; and parishioners Jean Plentl, Deanna Herrera and Elsie and Lynn Parrish.
Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church and community to celebrate 85 years in Andice
Katherine Hamilton
Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic parish in Andice could be called the little parish that could.
Founded during the later years of the Great Depression, Santa Rosa has flourished in good times and pushed through the bad.
Friday, September 29, 2023
The Wesleyan to discontinue home and community services
Kaitlyn Wilkes
The Wesleyan will close its home and community-based services, which includes home health, hospice and personal assistive services.
These health care services will stop being offered on Saturday, September 30, according to Frank Woods, chief financial officer for The Wesleyan.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
The total expenditures, property tax and revenue for Georgetown has increased over the past decade. (Graphic by Matt Brake)
A deep dive into Georgetown’s FY2024 budget
Kaitlyn Wilkes
The City of Georgetown enters a new fiscal year Sunday, October 1, with a budget of $868 million, funded by a tax rate of 37.40 cents per $100 valuation.
While the tax rate holds steady from last year’s tax rate, this year’s budget is $148 million more than last year’s, which was $722 million.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Georgetown council approves historic home tax exemption
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Historic homes primarily in the Old Town and downtown areas doing certain outdoor repairs of $10,000 or more will receive a tax exemption starting at 25 percent.
The program was approved on its first reading during the regular meeting of Georgetown City Council at its September 12 meeting.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Georgetown, Habitat for Humanity to repair homes of residents
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown could receive funding from the county to support the repairs of 20 homes of Georgetown residents.
Previously, the county awarded the city $150,000 through the Community Development Block Grant for 2022 to go toward the city’s Home Repair Program.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Chief Information Officer Richard Semple presents an update on the county computer-aided dispatch system Unify during Commissioners Court at the September 26 meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
Williamson County Commissioners Court hears update on dispatch software
Nalani Nuylan
Richard Semple from the Williamson County Information and Technology Department presented an update about Unify, the data-sharing hub between 9-1-1 dispatch centers in the region, to the County Commissioners Court during the Tuesday, September 26, meeting.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Williamson County unemployment stays at 3.9 percent
Nalani Nuylan
The Texas Workforce Commission released updated unemployment numbers for Central Texas counties for August 2023.
Williamson County’s unemployment rate stayed low: 3.9 percent.
Currently, 634,898 people are employed in the Rural Capitol Area.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023