Georgetown
Owner Dylan Grazioplene holds a brisket taco, The Killer Taco’s top-selling menu item. Photo by Abbey Archer
New owner takes the lead at The Killer Taco food truck
Abbey Archer
The Killer Taco has only been part of the downtown Georgetown food scene for 10 months, but — with a 4.9 star rating on Google and buzz on social media — the food truck has established itself as a go-to for visitors and workers around the Square.
Friday, May 30, 2025
From left, A Gift of Time’s Community Educator Carolina Umana and Executive Director Becky Folta-May receive a WHO donation from WHO VP Judy Madsen.
WHO supports A Gift of Time
Anne Marshall
What’s new with A Gift of Time in Georgetown? As members of Women Helping Others learned this month, plenty!The nonprofit — serving those with mild to moderate dementia and their families — moved to a new headquarters within the last year.
Friday, May 30, 2025
The Georgetown Public Library is located at 402 West Eighth Street, Georgetown.
BiblioFiles: Summer reading and events at the Georgetown Public Library
News Staff
Are you ready for summer? The Georgetown Public Library is! Summer reading kicks off on June 1 for all ages, whether you are 2 or 102. The theme this year is Color Our World, so let your creativity flow at one of our events or check out something to inspire you.
Friday, May 30, 2025
Georgetown ceases water supply contract
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown City Council members terminated a long-term water supply contract with GateHouse Water, LLC, after an executive session Tuesday, May 27. Last December, city council entered into a contract with the utility company that would have brought 18,500 acrefeet per year — about 16.
Friday, May 30, 2025
Georgetown moves to two-day watering schedule
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown residents can water their lawns twice a week beginning June 9. The city will move to a two-day watering schedule thanks to the addition of more than 10 million gallons of water per day from the South Lake Water Treatment Plant coming online this summer.
Friday, May 30, 2025
A three-bedroom, three-bathroom house is for sale for $975,000, located off the Square on Church Street in Georgetown. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
Listings up, sales down in Central Texas
Nalani Nuylan
In April, the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area saw an 11.5 percent increase in new home listings, according to the latest Central Texas Housing Report released by Unlock MLS.
Thursday, May 29, 2025
World War II veteran (Navy) John Dunn, left, who will be 97 in August, is shown with his wife Linnea while attending the Memorial Day ceremony in Sun City on Monday, May 26, 2025. Approximately 600 were in attendance. Rain chances moved the event indoors. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Speaker honors fallen through storytelling
Kaitlyn Wilkes
At the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Sun City, this year’s keynote speaker — Major Jay Lardizabal, U.S. Army, Retired — spoke about honoring those who gave their life for their country, not through recounting how they died, but through stories that honor their legacy.
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Approximately $27,000 in cash, five ounces of suspected methamphetamine, 10 ounces of suspected cocaine and seven ounces of suspected fentanyl were seized by the Sheriff’s Office, May 21. Photo courtesy of the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.
Fentanyl, cocaine captured near Georgetown
Nalani Nuylan
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit seized a large quantity of illegal fentanyl on May 21.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Glenn Towery, Chairman and Founder of Veterans Suicide Prevention Channel, was the keynote speaker at Georgetown's 71st Juneteenth celebration, held Saturday, June 17, 2023 at the Georgetown Community Center in San Gabriel Park. The event is sponsored by the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association. Sun Archive.
GCCMA gears up for a joyful Juneteenth
Nalani Nuylan
The 73rd annual Juneteenth celebration in Georgetown will unveil a historical marker at the Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery on June 19.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
From left, Seeds of Strength Nominating Committee Chair Laura Packard, was joined by Malissa Tritsch, Anna Warren, Melissa Gould and Judy Swainfrom the Assistance League. Seeds of Strength Patty Moore, right, helped Ms. Packard give out the checks. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
Seeds of Strength gives $159,000
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown nonprofit Seeds of Strength supported 10 total organizations through its most recent grant cycle. Seven organizations received a combined $157,500, and three more organizations received $500 merit awards.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025