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What plants do to survive a drought

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
By Kate Whitney-Hajda One thing I love about working in the horticulture world is that there is always something new to learn or observe about plants.
Volunteers help fold an American flag. (Photo from Jeanne Cox)

Volunteers help fold an American flag. (Photo from Jeanne Cox)

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Field of Honor finds temporary home through GISD partnership

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
The annual Field of Honor event, which is hosted annually by The Rotary Club of Georgetown to honor those who have served in the armed forces, will be moved to Georgetown ISD’s Hammerlun Center in Old Town this fall because of ongoing construction in San Gabriel Park.

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Georgetown Arts and Culture Board gives over $14,000 in grants

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
The Georgetown Board of Arts and Culture approved $14,944 in grants for local arts and culture organizations. The organizations highlighted help fund local arts and culture programming. The funding is provided for projects taking place between October 1 and March 31, 2024.
Residents and staff from Grand Living’s memory care unit enjoyed a musical program Vic Figurelli, from A Gift of Time, presented July 17 as part of Camille’s Memory Café. Mr. Figurelli leads the memory cafes at Grand Living on the first and third Monday of each month. A Gift of Time also presents live memory café programs at Georgetown Public Library on the third Friday of each month.

Residents and staff from Grand Living’s memory care unit enjoyed a musical program Vic Figurelli, from A Gift of Time, presented July 17 as part of Camille’s Memory Café. Mr. Figurelli leads the memory cafes at Grand Living on the first and third Monday of each month. A Gift of Time also presents live memory café programs at Georgetown Public Library on the third Friday of each month.

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Memory Café programs now offered at Grand Living

Brad Stutzman
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
A Gift of Time has expanded its popular live programming for Camille’s Memory Café and is now offering twice monthly sessions at Grand Living Georgetown, 1330 West University Avenue.
Bob Templton of Zonda Education tells trustees July 17 that GISD is No. 2 in new home closings in metro area. Photo by Katherine Anthony

Bob Templton of Zonda Education tells trustees July 17 that GISD is No. 2 in new home closings in metro area. Photo by Katherine Anthony

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Georgetown ISD now No. 2 in Austin-area home sales

Katherine Hamilton
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
The Austin region is one of the strongest in Texas in terms of job growth, and job growth leads to population growth, which leads to enrollment growth in schools, Demographer Bob Templeton told Georgetown ISD trustees Monday, July 17. Mr.
County Commissioners Terry Cook and Russ Boles, along with Round Rock City Council and staff, cut the ribbon celebrating the completion of University Boulevard roadwork July 20. Courtesy the City of Round Rock.

County Commissioners Terry Cook and Russ Boles, along with Round Rock City Council and staff, cut the ribbon celebrating the completion of University Boulevard roadwork July 20. Courtesy the City of Round Rock.

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Round Rock celebrates University Boulevard completion

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, July 24, 2023
Williamson County Commissioners Terry Cook and Russ Boles along with the City of Round Rock hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of two long-awaited projects on University Boulevard, July 20. The two-year-long project connected Interstate 35 to State Highway 130.

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West Nile mosquito found in Jarrell, seventh case this year

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, July 24, 2023
A mosquito trap tested positive for West Nile virus in Jarrell, Friday July 21. The positive test was confirmed in lab results from the Texas Department of State Health Services lab in Austin.  The positive sample was collected from a trap site near the community pool on Sonterra Boulevard.
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