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A Gift of Time hosts open house, ribbon cutting

A Gift of Time hosts open house, ribbon cutting

A Gift of Time hosts open house, ribbon cutting

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
A Gift of Time Georgetown welcomed about 50 supporters and visitors to its open house and ribbon cutting September 29. To better serve clients, earlier this year A Gift of Time moved from downtown to a larger facility at the Getsemani Center, located at Church and 19th streets.
The kindness path features an area for walkers to pause.

The kindness path features an area for walkers to pause.

A new path to kindness in Florence

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
A project by student Bryce Fisher has helped reform the pathway to a monument in Florence Community Park with an important message: kindness. The park, which lies near Salado Creek just off Farm to Market Road 970, contains a monument created five years ago by stone carver Matthew Johnson.
Silver Moon Curios, 308 West Eighth Street, Georgetown, offers crystal products, tarot decks and handcrafted jewelry. The store also doubles as a permanent makeup salon, with services provided by owner Kandy Mitchell.

Silver Moon Curios, 308 West Eighth Street, Georgetown, offers crystal products, tarot decks and handcrafted jewelry. The store also doubles as a permanent makeup salon, with services provided by owner Kandy Mitchell.

Silver Moon Curios opens on Eighth Street

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Coined as a metaphysical shop by owner KandyMitchell,SilverMoonCuriosbrings crystal products and permanent makeup services to downtown Georgetown. Located at 308 West Eighth Street, the store is open from noon-5:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 11 a.m-6 p.m. Saturdays.
Greens Celebrate 75 Years

Greens Celebrate 75 Years

Greens Celebrate 75 Years

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
October 15, 2022 Jerry and Luetta Green of Sun City, Texas will have been married 75 years. Jerry and Luetta first met at the age of three when both their families had settled in eastern Colorado near Springfield.
City of Georgetown Police Chief Cory Tchida tries out a playful Jujitsu move with Jaxon Phelps, 7, during a National Night Out gathering Tuesday. PHOTOS BY ANDY SHARP

City of Georgetown Police Chief Cory Tchida tries out a playful Jujitsu move with Jaxon Phelps, 7, during a National Night Out gathering Tuesday. PHOTOS BY ANDY SHARP

National Night Out

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
More than 70 block parties scattered across Georgetown Tuesday evening connecting residents with law enforcement employees and city officials as the community celebrated National Night Out.
LEO WOOD Former Georgetown city manager and mayor SUN ARCHIVE

LEO WOOD Former Georgetown city manager and mayor SUN ARCHIVE

Former mayor, city manager Leo Wood dies

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Former Georgetown city manager and mayor Leo Wood used to walk around with a pocket full of quarters, which hewouldhandout to children whenever he saw them.
Deniese O’Neill loves to create unique arrangements for her customers.

Deniese O’Neill loves to create unique arrangements for her customers.

The Flower Box reaches Golden Anniversary

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
The Flower Box florist will celebrate making Georgetown a little more beautiful with their bouquets for 50 years on October 13. The flower shop, located at 910 Martin Luther King Jr. Street, creates bouquets for every aspect of human life, spanning from birth, death and weddings.
ANDY SHARP

ANDY SHARP

Willkommen to Cabaret

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Dawson MacLeod (center, with arms down), playing the Emcee, is pictured in a Thursday dress rehearsal of Cabaret, playing through November 6 on the Palace Theatre’s Springer Memorial Stage.
Backpack Buddies has more than 100 volunteers. Volunteers gathered Wednesday to pack weekend deliveries to GISD campuses.

Backpack Buddies has more than 100 volunteers. Volunteers gathered Wednesday to pack weekend deliveries to GISD campuses.

Volunteers fight child hunger one backpack at a time

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Because hunger does not take a break on weekends, Georgetown Backpack Buddies volunteers spend weekdays making sure children have meals after the school week is over. “It’s why we do what we do,” said Bob Kostka, Backpack Buddies president.
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