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Felipe Nuñez finds a warm place to sleep at Getsemani Center on Friday night, January 23.

Felipe Nuñez finds a warm place to sleep at Getsemani Center on Friday night, January 23.

Nonprofits step up to provide shelter during winter storm

News Staff
Thursday, January 29, 2026
By ISIS AIDE REYESAs a major winter storm approached Williamson County over the weekend, nonprofits and churches collaborated to create a warming center in Georgetown, which has no official city-run center.
Beverly and John Henry in front of the Sun City Sales Center.

Beverly and John Henry in front of the Sun City Sales Center.

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Sun City celebrates 30 years in Georgetown

Linda Dwyer
Thursday, January 29, 2026
On January first, 1960, Del Webb opened its first active adult community in Arizona. In January 2026, Sun City Texas kicked off a year-long celebration of 30 years as a Del Webb community.Over 18,000 residents in 87 neighborhoods enjoy their retirement years in a resort-style setting.
This map of the Georgetown area shows current response times from Georgetown fire department, with green being under the 10 minute response time goal and red showing places where it takes longer than 10 minutes to arrive. (Courtesy Georgetown Fire Department)

This map of the Georgetown area shows current response times from Georgetown fire department, with green being under the 10 minute response time goal and red showing places where it takes longer than 10 minutes to arrive. (Courtesy Georgetown Fire Department)

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New fire station to improve response times near Teravista

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Over the next two fiscal years, the Georgetown Fire Department will design, build and put into operation an eighth fire station at Westinghouse Road and Farm to Market 1460 and a pilot EMS model on State Highway 29.
A bicyclist takes a rest break in a parking lot at Murphy Park as sunset nears on an icy Monday afternoon, January 26, 2026. The temperature reached the low-mid 30s Monday, and dipped into the teens overnight. Photo by Andy Sharp.

A bicyclist takes a rest break in a parking lot at Murphy Park as sunset nears on an icy Monday afternoon, January 26, 2026. The temperature reached the low-mid 30s Monday, and dipped into the teens overnight. Photo by Andy Sharp.

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Peaceful moment

Andy Sharp
Thursday, January 29, 2026
A bicyclist takes a rest break in a parking lot at Murphy Park  as sunset nears on an icy Monday afternoon, January 26, 2026.  The temperature reached the low-mid 30s Monday, and dipped into the teens overnight.   Photo by Andy Sharp.
In GPD’s 2025 Stop Dispositions chart, the police department breaks down the result of an interaction – warning; citation; warning and arrest; citation and arrest; and arrest – including the race of the person the interaction was with. According to the data, the police department issued warnings the most, and they were most often given to white suspects. (Data courtesy Georgetown Police Department)

In GPD’s 2025 Stop Dispositions chart, the police department breaks down the result of an interaction – warning; citation; warning and arrest; citation and arrest; and arrest – including the race of the person the interaction was with. According to the data, the police department issued warnings the most, and they were most often given to white suspects. (Data courtesy Georgetown Police Department)

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Georgetown Police Department data shows no racial profiling trends in 2025

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Georgetown Police Department’s 2025 Racial Profiling Report shows of the 9,329 stops, the department did not use force resulting in bodily injury during traffic stops, and there were no racial profiling complaints made to the department.
Cattle graze in an ice-covered field along County Road 347 on Monday afternoon, January 26, 2026. The temperature reached the low-mid 30s Monday, but was expected to dip to 14 degrees by Tuesday morning. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Cattle graze in an ice-covered field along County Road 347 on Monday afternoon, January 26, 2026. The temperature reached the low-mid 30s Monday, but was expected to dip to 14 degrees by Tuesday morning. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Snow-covered landscape

Andy Sharp
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Ice covered the Williamson County landscape after the winter storm the weekend of January 24-25.
Ken Oliver, Education Ambassador for the Williamson County Gem and Mineral Society, holding malachite in front of his display case. Photo by Abbey Archer

Ken Oliver, Education Ambassador for the Williamson County Gem and Mineral Society, holding malachite in front of his display case. Photo by Abbey Archer

Annual gem show highlights local collectors' passions

Abbey Archer
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Ken Oliver has been collecting rocks ever since he got a Rocks and Mineral Kit in fifth grade. Now at 86, he has a collection of several hundred rocks and minerals. Some are glistening in display cases in his living room while others are stored in boxes. “Rock collecting is very easy,” Mr.
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