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Meghan Sammons, who goes by Goldie when playing roller derby, wears a blue helmet covering called a pantie and skates through the blockade. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Meghan Sammons, who goes by Goldie when playing roller derby, wears a blue helmet covering called a pantie and skates through the blockade. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

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A Roller Rumble

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, February 9, 2024
Hidden behind the warehouses of Forest Commons Business Park off of Gattis School Road, Rock Sports Arena welcomes a particular group through its doors. The Rock’n City Roller Roller Derby League makes their way into the multipurpose gym.
A construction barge floats on Lake Travis ready to replace a pipeline for the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority. Photo courtesy of the City of Leander.

A construction barge floats on Lake Travis ready to replace a pipeline for the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority. Photo courtesy of the City of Leander.

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Leander water restrictions are active Monday

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
The City of Leander will transition from Phase 2 to Phase 4 emergency water conservation starting Monday, February 12, to prepare for Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority contractors shutting down and replacing 1,400 feet of the underwater pipeline that is Leander's primary source for potable...
Hundreds attend the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards Banquet to support local businesses and the people who put work into the chamber to make it successful. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Hundreds attend the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards Banquet to support local businesses and the people who put work into the chamber to make it successful. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Georgetown Chamber of Commerce highlights citizen efforts with awards banquet

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Georgetown’s Chamber of Commerce began the month of February by celebrating its members through the organization’s Annual Awards Banquet.

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GISD committee recommends $649.5 million bond

Katherine Hamilton
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
The citizens group studying Georgetown ISD’s current and future facility needs has recommended trustees place a $649,501,678 bond on the May 4 ballot. Representatives of the 80-member Citizens Advisory Council made their recommendation to district trustees at the district’s February 5 workshop.
From left to right Scott Ambrus (Chasco), Jarrell Council Member Tanya Clawson, Whit Friend (HNTB), Pct. 4 Commissioner Russ Boles, Joseph Jones (HNTB), Joe Cobuccio (Chasco), Lauren Sharpe (Chasco), Oscar Salazar-Bueno (HNTB) break ground on County Road 332 expansion. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

From left to right Scott Ambrus (Chasco), Jarrell Council Member Tanya Clawson, Whit Friend (HNTB), Pct. 4 Commissioner Russ Boles, Joseph Jones (HNTB), Joe Cobuccio (Chasco), Lauren Sharpe (Chasco), Oscar Salazar-Bueno (HNTB) break ground on County Road 332 expansion. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

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Jarrell, Williamson County begin new road project

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Williamson County and the City of Jarrell broke ground on the County Road 332 expansion project Monday morning.    CR 332 will be reconstructed as a two-lane roadway with shoulders to improve safety and mobility, according to the press release.
Warm evening light falls on the surface of freight train cars parallel to United States Highway 79 on Wednesday, January 31.  

Warm evening light falls on the surface of freight train cars parallel to United States Highway 79 on Wednesday, January 31.  

Shining through Williamson County

Andy Sharp
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Warm evening light falls on the surface of freight train cars parallel to United States Highway 79 on Wednesday, January 31.   Photo by Andy Sharp
Volunteers lead the Leander’s Martin Luther King Day march at South West Drive in Old Town Leander on Saturday, January 28.

Volunteers lead the Leander’s Martin Luther King Day march at South West Drive in Old Town Leander on Saturday, January 28.

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Marching through Leander

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, February 5, 2024
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