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Grover Trytten, a 104-year-old WWII veteran who flew nighttime missions including Battle of the Bulge, smiles before takeoff during Dream Flights on May 6.

Grover Trytten, a 104-year-old WWII veteran who flew nighttime missions including Battle of the Bulge, smiles before takeoff during Dream Flights on May 6.

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Dream Flights honor vets with a ride in 1940s two-seater

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Clouds and light rain didn’t ruin the day for veterans from Touchmark at Georgetown Wednesday, who were honored for their service through a Dream Flight in a refurbished 1943 open-air two-seater plane called the Spirit of Texas.
Pathways Youth & Family Services team, from Left to right, top row to bottom, Jazmyne Fadeyi, April Conway, Alyssa Cerda, Sloan Accardi, Kayla Edwards, Bianca Trejo, Monica Aguillon-LaFargue, Maxine Rondeau, Jacqualine Hernandez, Rachel Halm and Aundriana Young. Photo courtesy of Pathways Youth and Family Services

Pathways Youth & Family Services team, from Left to right, top row to bottom, Jazmyne Fadeyi, April Conway, Alyssa Cerda, Sloan Accardi, Kayla Edwards, Bianca Trejo, Monica Aguillon-LaFargue, Maxine Rondeau, Jacqualine Hernandez, Rachel Halm and Aundriana Young. Photo courtesy of Pathways Youth and Family Services

Pathways Youth & Family Services helps Georgetown kids

Abbey Archer
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, a period dedicated to increasing awareness and promoting community support for the foster care system. In Williamson County, 151 children were in foster care as of late August 2025, with 91 more children removed from their homes over the year.
This map shows how Georgetown’s water utility territory would be divided up by the city, National Utility Infrastructure, and the Cities of Jarrell and Killeen. (Map courtesy City of Georgetown)

This map shows how Georgetown’s water utility territory would be divided up by the city, National Utility Infrastructure, and the Cities of Jarrell and Killeen. (Map courtesy City of Georgetown)

Update: Georgetown voters approve water territory sale

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Update: With all of the precincts in Georgetown reporting, 82.66 percent of Georgetown's voters have approved the sale of Georgetown's water territory outside of the city limits and ETJ.
Georgetown City Council will approve the updated Unified Development Code in July and August. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Georgetown City Council will approve the updated Unified Development Code in July and August. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Changes to Georgetown’s building code aim to make it more accessible

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Saturday, May 2, 2026
This summer, Georgetown’s Unified Development Code — which sets standards and building codes for landowners and developers — will get a major update for the first time since 2003. The UDC leads to more predictable and reliable development, Mayor Josh Schroeder explained.
Jessie Daniel Ames Scholarship recipients, from left, are Ainsley Boff, Melia Flowers, Mikenna Geiger, Liya Antench, Sara Dott and Dayanna Tapia Matta. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Jessie Daniel Ames Scholarship recipients, from left, are Ainsley Boff, Melia Flowers, Mikenna Geiger, Liya Antench, Sara Dott and Dayanna Tapia Matta. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Georgetown nonprofit awards high school seniors scholarships

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Six seniors from East View and Georgetown High Schools received scholarships ranging from $3,000- $5,000 from Georgetown’s branch of the American Association of University Women to continue their education. AAUW’s four Jessie Daniel Ames Scholarships — as well as two $5,000 W.D.
Trae Sutton, Vice President and COO of KPA Engineers, far left, and Lua Saluone, left, Transportation Manager, present the schematics for Austin Avenue and University Avenue to city council during the April 28 meeting. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Trae Sutton, Vice President and COO of KPA Engineers, far left, and Lua Saluone, left, Transportation Manager, present the schematics for Austin Avenue and University Avenue to city council during the April 28 meeting. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Georgetown City Council okays road changes for Austin Avenue, University

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, May 1, 2026
Georgetown City Council approved schematics for the Austin Avenue corridor and downtown road changes that are a part of the larger Downtown Master Plan, with a goal of making downtown more pedestrian friendly on April 28.
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