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Designed by architect Miguel Rosales, Georgetown City Council selected a concept in March 2024 for two pedestrian bridges along Austin avenue. Austin engineering and planning company Freese and Nichols was then awarded a design contract to finalize plans for the amount of $2.8 million. Construction on the project has not yet started. (Rendering courtesy City of Georgetown)
Soaring price could jeopardize Austin Avenue truss-inspired pedestrian bridges
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Approved Austin Avenue pedestrian bridges — which were okayed by Georgetown City Council in 2024 in an effort to create a gateway into downtown —- are in jeopardy as the costs have significantly increased due to an underestimation in steel quantities required.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Jarrell City Council reviews the proposed property of the Cornhill Business Park during the December 1 meeting. From left: Daniel Klepac, Mayor Pro Tem/Alderman Place 1, Lori Allen, Alderwoman Place 2, City Manager Jorge Hernandez, Mayor Patrick Sherek, Tanya Clawson, Alderwoman Place 3, Tammy Fitzner, Alderwoman Place 5, and Development Services Director Yvonne Spell. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
Jarrell strikes deal with Walmart
Nalani Nuylan
A Walmart Supercenter is set to come to Jarrell in the near future at the corner of Interstate 35 north, County Road 313 and County Road 312/FB Schwertner Road. City officials conditionally approved the zoning and preliminary plats and work during Jarrell’s December 2 City Council meeting.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
A close up shows a large broken limb that’s harmed the Story Tree on the Southwestern University campus.
Science will try to save Southwestern's historic Story Tree
Williamson County Extension Office
The famous and majestic live oak Story Tree is located on the Southwestern University campus in Georgetown. This tree has partially succumbed to the effects of its age, pathogenic fungi, bacterial infections, and who knows what over its 100 years of life.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Cop Calls: Mom charged with DWI with children in vehicle
Katherine Hamilton
The following information was provided to the Sun by the Georgetown Police Department on December 1 as a record of recent arrest and call reports in Georgetown. Anyone charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
A Georgetown property, which used to have a house on it, has been zoned C3 since the 1970s. It is now zoned C1, the city’s lowest commercial zoning. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
Commercial rezoning draws opposition from neighbors
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Despite trepidations from residents of the Track-Ridge-Grasshopper neighborhood, Georgetown City Council unanimously approved a zoning change on November 25 for a vacant property at 501 West Eighth Street. The property had been zoned C3, which is the highest-density commercial zoning the city has.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Javier Garcia, 29, of Georgetown. Photo courtesy of the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office.
29-year-old receives double sentence for child sexual assault
Nalani Nuylan
A Williamson County jury found 29-year-old Javier Garcia of Georgetown guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact on November 19.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
New Year means a clean house
Kaitlyn Wilkes
From the end of November through the end of January, the City of Georgetown offers multiple ways for residents to get rid of string lights, Christmas trees and wrapping paper. Residents are encouraged to recycle these items to reduce landfill waste.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Georgetown firefighter Jason Fryer helped distribute plates to attendees during the Georgetown Community Thanksgiving, held at the San Gabriel Community Center on Thursday, November 27, 2025.
Georgetown meal brings community together
Andy Sharp
Georgetown Community Thanksgiving, held at the San Gabriel Community Center on Thursday, November 27, 2025, is an annual event that offers free holiday meals to everyone. This year, it was sponsored by the Georgetown Police and Fire Departments, the Georgetown Beard Club and G.W.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Breck Madson had a good spot to watch the parade on Austin Avenue during the annual Christmas Stroll on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Temperatures remained in the 40s, with occasional rain. (Sun Archive)
Have a sweet time at the Christmas Stroll
Kaitlyn Wilkes
This weekend, downtown Georgetown will turn into a winter wonderland with the 44th annual Christmas Stroll. This year’s stroll — which takes place Friday, December 5 to Sunday, December 7 — is Candyland themed.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
20-month-old Maebell Weippert was enchanted by the lights of the Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn during the Lighting of the Square on Friday, November 28, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Georgetown Square lit for the holidays
Andy Sharp
Georgetown's Lighting of the Square took place on Friday, November 28, 2025.Photos by Andy Sharp
Tuesday, December 2, 2025