Georgetown

From left to right: Loretta Schietinger, Oscar Salazar-Bueno, Kyle Russell, Donald Peterson, Levi Pickett, Josh Little, Victor Rodriguez, Nick Woolery, Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles, Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey, Steven Shull, Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder, Josh Little, Klye Wilganowski, Eddie Church, Kelley Hernandez-Host, Chris Bradley, Amalia Puentes-ZuaZua, Garett Sartin. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

From left to right: Loretta Schietinger, Oscar Salazar-Bueno, Kyle Russell, Donald Peterson, Levi Pickett, Josh Little, Victor Rodriguez, Nick Woolery, Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles, Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey, Steven Shull, Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder, Josh Little, Klye Wilganowski, Eddie Church, Kelley Hernandez-Host, Chris Bradley, Amalia Puentes-ZuaZua, Garett Sartin. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

Williamson County, Georgetown celebrates new roadway

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Williamson County Commissioners celebrated the completion of the first phase of Corridor C, Monday afternoon. The ribbon cutting marked the completion of the project, connecting Sam Houston Avenue at Patriot Way to State Highway 29. The road opens to traffic this Friday, December 20.
Largemouth bass and common carp float belly up in the San Gabriel River on November 27. About 100 fish were reported dead by the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality, which is still investigating the cause of death. Photo courtesy of Mark Shepherd.

Largemouth bass and common carp float belly up in the San Gabriel River on November 27. About 100 fish were reported dead by the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality, which is still investigating the cause of death. Photo courtesy of Mark Shepherd.

San Gabriel River fish kill sparks concern

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, December 13, 2024
The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality is investigating the water quality in the San Gabriel River after dozens of fish turned up dead east of Georgetown during the last week of November.
The first floor of the YMCA will house the facility’s various gyms, aquatics center, lobby, administration space and locker rooms. (Courtesy YMCA)

The first floor of the YMCA will house the facility’s various gyms, aquatics center, lobby, administration space and locker rooms. (Courtesy YMCA)

YMCA changes course in programs

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Georgetown’s future YMCA will be slightly larger than expected, and some potential services have shifted compared to what is written in the Memorandum of Understanding between the YMCA and the city that was approved through the city’s 2023 bond program.
County Manager Rebecca Clemons answers questions about the proposed Death Investigator salaries during the December 10 Commissioners Court meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

County Manager Rebecca Clemons answers questions about the proposed Death Investigator salaries during the December 10 Commissioners Court meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Wilco Commissioners proceed with death investigator hirings

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Williamson County is looking at applicants for its Death Inquest Investigators, and is entering the final administrative stages of setting up the new positions.
Mirian Diop, PhD, stands beside her coffee bean roaster with a cup of Tansania Ischesa coffee— a bean currently in the works.

Mirian Diop, PhD, stands beside her coffee bean roaster with a cup of Tansania Ischesa coffee— a bean currently in the works.

Katï Coffee roasts want to be part of community

Abbey Archer
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
In the industrial business park located on University Avenue, amidst much larger manufacturing and storage facilities, is the small Katï Coffee roastery. Marked by a sign advertising free coffee samples and a neon “open” sign, the roastery invites curious customers.
Carl Illig, Kevin Taylor and Gabriela Bravo stand with a check supporting the Wilco Guitar Society. (Photo courtesy Wilco Guitar Society)

Carl Illig, Kevin Taylor and Gabriela Bravo stand with a check supporting the Wilco Guitar Society. (Photo courtesy Wilco Guitar Society)

Guitar society receives money for education programs

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Monday, December 9, 2024
The Williamson County Guitar Society received a W.D. Kelley Foundation grant that will sponsor a series of educational programs about the history, culture and music of string instruments for area students.
Holiday Meals Delivered organizer Beth Jenkins, front, directs volunteers to deliver holiday meals in the Georgetown airport. Photo Courtesy of Holiday Meals Delivered.

Holiday Meals Delivered organizer Beth Jenkins, front, directs volunteers to deliver holiday meals in the Georgetown airport. Photo Courtesy of Holiday Meals Delivered.

Anything can help: Nonprofit seeks volunteers to deliver Christmas meals

Nalani Nuylan
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Since the early 1990s, Holiday Meals Delivered has worked to make sure Georgetown households have access to gift baskets and a special holiday meal on Christmas. This year, the nonprofit is again looking for volunteers, as well as monetary donations.
8-year-old Zinnia Crenshaw joins members of her family for the first of two candlelight services in Lois Perkins Chapel at Southwestern University, on Thursday, December 5, 2024. The annual Service of Lessons and Carols began in 1915, then called the Christmas Carol Service. Photo by Andy Sharp.

8-year-old Zinnia Crenshaw joins members of her family for the first of two candlelight services in Lois Perkins Chapel at Southwestern University, on Thursday, December 5, 2024. The annual Service of Lessons and Carols began in 1915, then called the Christmas Carol Service. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Through candlelight, Southwestern tradition lives on

Andy Sharp
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Lois Perkins Chapel's annual the annual Service of Lessons and Carols began in 1915, then called the Christmas Carol Service.  This year's services were held Thursday, December 5, 2024.Photos by Andy Sharp. 
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