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Reagan and Tatum Hauser have taken pictures with Charles Guillote as Santa Charles for four years.  (Photo courtesy Sarah Saiz)

Reagan and Tatum Hauser have taken pictures with Charles Guillote as Santa Charles for four years. (Photo courtesy Sarah Saiz)

Santa Charles spreads joy to Georgetown schools, families

Sometimes kids dream a little too big when they’re coming up with their Christmas lists. And sometimes, Santa has to propose more appropriate alternatives.“I had one boy ask me for a real Ferrari,” joked Charles Guillote, who has worked as a Santa impersonator for the past eight years.
John Frank Scheer. Photo courtesy of Williamson County District Attorney's Office.

John Frank Scheer. Photo courtesy of Williamson County District Attorney's Office.

Round Rock man convicted of indecency with a child

A Williamson County jury found John Frank Scheer, 42, of Round Rock, guilty of indecency with a child by sexual contact on Wednesday, December 13.
Bill Zito is the new Senior Director of Emergency Services for Williamson County.  Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

Bill Zito is the new Senior Director of Emergency Services for Williamson County. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

County chooses new emergency services director

Bill Zito will serve as the county’s senior director of emergency services. He was appointed to the position by the Williamson County Commissioners Court on December 12.
Jarrell residents wait in line to have their children take photos with Anna, Elsa and Olaf in front of Jarrell’s Christmas Tree during A Very Merry Jarrell on December 16.

Jarrell residents wait in line to have their children take photos with Anna, Elsa and Olaf in front of Jarrell’s Christmas Tree during A Very Merry Jarrell on December 16.

Jarrell kicks off the holidays with its first jubilee

Photos by Nalani Nuylan The City of Jarrell held its first Christmas festival — a Very Merry Jarrell — December 16 on Fifth Street.
From left to right, Raymond Gronross, Matty Monis, Justin Crow, Jeremy McCarroll, John Scalo, Edward Garza and Joel Moreno, not pictured, make up the Jeremy McCarroll band. (Photo courtesy Jeremy McCarroll)

From left to right, Raymond Gronross, Matty Monis, Justin Crow, Jeremy McCarroll, John Scalo, Edward Garza and Joel Moreno, not pictured, make up the Jeremy McCarroll band. (Photo courtesy Jeremy McCarroll)

Local band to release album a decade in the making

After 10 years of making music, writing songs and performing at local hotspots, the Jeremy McCarroll Band is releasing their debut album.
The proposition for the 70 foot Right of Way promenade north of Eighth Street would require gaining control of county property to the west of Rock Street. (Rendering courtesy City of Georgetown)

The proposition for the 70 foot Right of Way promenade north of Eighth Street would require gaining control of county property to the west of Rock Street. (Rendering courtesy City of Georgetown)

Rock Street promenade takes shape

As part of Georgetown’s ongoing discussions about the Downtown Master Plan, Georgetown City Council heard updates about a plan to create a Rock Street promenade that would include a large public walkway.