Georgetown

Morgan and Stephen Coop and their son Spencer, who will be one-year-old on December 1st, enjoy a relaxing evening under American flags at the Georgetown Field of Honor on Friday, November 8, 2024. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Georgetown, the Field of Honor includes 2,000 American flags covering ten acres in San Gabriel Park. With events throughout the week, the flags will fly here until November 17th. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Morgan and Stephen Coop and their son Spencer, who will be one-year-old on December 1st, enjoy a relaxing evening under American flags at the Georgetown Field of Honor on Friday, November 8, 2024. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Georgetown, the Field of Honor includes 2,000 American flags covering ten acres in San Gabriel Park. With events throughout the week, the flags will fly here until November 17th. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Photos: Field of Honor set for Veterans Day

Andy Sharp
Monday, November 11, 2024
The Rotary Club of Georgetown Foundation will be hosting the eighth annual Field of Honor at San Gabriel Park from November 9-17 in honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11. 
Red shovels are lined up to break ground on Williamson County’s Isaiah 117 House Sunday afternoon. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Red shovels are lined up to break ground on Williamson County’s Isaiah 117 House Sunday afternoon. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Nonprofit begins construction on new house for foster kids

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, November 11, 2024
 After two years of preparation, Isaiah 117 House is building a home in Georgetown for children transitioning into the foster care system. The Tennessee-based nonprofit broke ground on its Williamson County home on Sunday, November 10.
ROCK founder Nancy Krenek, left, and volunteer Gabby Guinn with Grant, an equine therapy-trained horse.

ROCK founder Nancy Krenek, left, and volunteer Gabby Guinn with Grant, an equine therapy-trained horse.

Documentary features ROCK, healing through equine therapy

Katherine Hamilton
Thursday, November 7, 2024
The power of horses to heal has been ROCK’s … well, bedrock … since its founding in 1998. ROCK — the Ride on Center for Kids — has been transforming lives through therapy horses. It provides equine-assisted services to children, adults and veterans with physical, cognitive and emotional challenges.
Cedar Park resident Ray Langlois is the Chisholm Trail Community Foundation’s new Managing Director. Photo courtesy of the Chisholm Trail Community Foundation.

Cedar Park resident Ray Langlois is the Chisholm Trail Community Foundation’s new Managing Director. Photo courtesy of the Chisholm Trail Community Foundation.

Georgetown community foundation welcomes new managing director

Nalani Nuylan
Thursday, November 7, 2024
 The Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation announced Ray Langlois as its new managing director following Tom Faragher's retirement. Mr.
7-year-old Max Acker makes a big leap from a fire engine he looked over at the dedication ceremony of the Georgetown Fire Department's new Station 2 on Saturday, March 16, 2013.

7-year-old Max Acker makes a big leap from a fire engine he looked over at the dedication ceremony of the Georgetown Fire Department's new Station 2 on Saturday, March 16, 2013.

Update: Georgetown voters support ESD 8 sales and use tax

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Update: With 99 percent of precincts reporting Election Day results in Williamson County as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday,  56.32 percent of voters support Emergency Service District 8’s 2 percent sales and use tax proposition.
Matt Lindemann, right, speaks with a biker group at the Wilco Republican Watch Party on November 5. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Matt Lindemann, right, speaks with a biker group at the Wilco Republican Watch Party on November 5. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

UPDATE: Williamson County selects Lindemann as Sheriff

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
With 99 percent of Williamson County precincts reporting election results as of 10:20  p.m. Tuesday, November 5, an estimated 52 percent of voters have selected Matt Lindemann as the new Williamson County Sheriff.  Mr.
Milove Helgerson, 4, climbs the stairs to the viewing area for American flags that adorn a field behind the Hammerlun Center for Leadership and Learning on November 3, 2023.

Milove Helgerson, 4, climbs the stairs to the viewing area for American flags that adorn a field behind the Hammerlun Center for Leadership and Learning on November 3, 2023.

Celebrate veterans with Field of Honor, Sun City events

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
The Rotary Club of Georgetown Foundation will be hosting the eighth annual Field of Honor at San Gabriel Park from November 9-17 in honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11. There will be more than 2,000 flags set up across 10-acres at the park in honor of veterans.
Registered Williamson County voters line up to cast their ballot at the polling location in Georgetown City Hall. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Registered Williamson County voters line up to cast their ballot at the polling location in Georgetown City Hall. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Election Day is here!

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, November 4, 2024
 About 59 percent of registered Williamson County residents had already cast their vote in this November election during the Early Voting period, according to the Williamson County Elections Department.  There are an estimated 447,711 total registered residents in the county.
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