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7-year-old Levi Lutz was a shepherd during the Immanuel Lutheran Church Pilgrimage to Bethlehem, the church's Live Nativity, on Saturday, December 9, 2023.

7-year-old Levi Lutz was a shepherd during the Immanuel Lutheran Church Pilgrimage to Bethlehem, the church's Live Nativity, on Saturday, December 9, 2023.

Immanuel Lutheran Church hosts Pilgrimage to Bethlehem

Andy Sharp
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Contact the Sun for high-quality photo reprints at ads@wilcosun.com or call 512-930-4824. Held at Immanuel Lutheran,  the production includes members from several area churches.  A second Pilgrimage to Bethlehem was held Sunday evening.
Rev. Dr. Ronald Swain, the school's chaplain, leads a recessional through the aisles during Southwestern University's Candlelight Service at Lois Perkins Chapel on Thursday, December 7, 2023. Attendees gathered outside the chapel, singing "Silent Night" to conclude the service.

Rev. Dr. Ronald Swain, the school's chaplain, leads a recessional through the aisles during Southwestern University's Candlelight Service at Lois Perkins Chapel on Thursday, December 7, 2023. Attendees gathered outside the chapel, singing "Silent Night" to conclude the service.

Southwestern University Lights the Way

Andy Sharp
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Contact the Sun for high-quality photo reprints at ads@wilcosun.com or call 512-930-4824. The service began in 1915, then called the Christmas Carol Service.  Two services were held this evening.
Mount Kilimanjaro climbers

Mount Kilimanjaro climbers

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SU students prepare to climb Mount Kilimanjaro

Katherine Hamilton
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
While most Southwestern University students will be planning a return to campus in early January, a lucky dozen will be on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro — the highest mountain in Africa and the largest free-standing mountain in the world.
Williamson County Commissioner Precinct 3 Valerie Covey cuts a ribbon to celebrate the Southwest Williamson County Regional Park lighting project. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Williamson County Commissioner Precinct 3 Valerie Covey cuts a ribbon to celebrate the Southwest Williamson County Regional Park lighting project. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

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County park shines with new light fixtures, ribbon-cutting

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Williamson County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the sports fields and courts lighting project completion at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park in Leander on December 12.
Christopher James Hernandez. Courtesy of Williamson County District Attorney's Office.

Christopher James Hernandez. Courtesy of Williamson County District Attorney's Office.

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Habitual offender sentenced to 25 years on drug charge

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
A Williamson County jury convicted Christopher James Hernandez, 37, Georgetown, of possession of methamphetamine — a third-degree felony — on Monday, December 11. After the jury’s unanimous verdict, Mr. Hernandez was sentenced to 25 years in prison, based on his prior criminal history. Mr.
A group of Liberty Hill students stand with Santa on the Square December 7. Photo by Nicholas Cicale

A group of Liberty Hill students stand with Santa on the Square December 7. Photo by Nicholas Cicale

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Liberty Hill ISD pitches in for Brown Santa

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, December 11, 2023
Children from Liberty Hill ISD stopped by the Georgetown Square to help deliver toys and gift cards to the Williamson County Brown Santa initiative.
Hunted: The Search is On concept art. Courtesy of Young Writer’s.

Hunted: The Search is On concept art. Courtesy of Young Writer’s.

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Granger High School students get published

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, December 11, 2023
Thirty-one sophomores from Granger High School were selected to be published in Young Writer’s Hunted: The Search is On. The book is a 6-inch by 8-inch softcover and is scheduled to be delivered to the student’s school at the end of November.
Daniel Stogner

Daniel Stogner

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Taylor man convicted of meth possession

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, December 11, 2023
A Williamson County jury found 44-year-old Daniel Stogner of Taylor guilty of possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance, on December 5.     The jury sentenced Mr. Stogner to five years in prison with a $2,500 fine.
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