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The Yearwood MUD, located at Rattlesnake Road and Ronald Reagan, would bring approximately 1,600 homes to North Georgetown. (Renderings courtesy Freehold Capital Management)

The Yearwood MUD, located at Rattlesnake Road and Ronald Reagan, would bring approximately 1,600 homes to North Georgetown. (Renderings courtesy Freehold Capital Management)

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Two more subdivisions in the works for north Georgetown

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Real estate development firm Freehold Capital Management is planning two Municipal Utility Developments north of Sun City, which could bring 4,000 homes to the area. The MUDs — named Yearwood and Rock Bluff Ranch — sit outside Georgetown’s city limits, but would be annexed into the city if approved.
Sixteen-year-old Kevin Rodriguez, center, received a bike after meeting Judge Evelyn McLean and Deputy Constable Adam Hughes at the Justice Court Precinct Three courtroom February 18. Photo courtesy of Evelyn McLean.

Sixteen-year-old Kevin Rodriguez, center, received a bike after meeting Judge Evelyn McLean and Deputy Constable Adam Hughes at the Justice Court Precinct Three courtroom February 18. Photo courtesy of Evelyn McLean.

Judge helps teen struggling to support family

Abbey Archer
Monday, March 30, 2026
Sixteen-year-old Kevin Rodriguez was riding down the sidewalk on his e-bike when a car came around the corner and hit him.
World War II Navy veteran Cliff McCrummen, who will be 100-years-old in June, was joined by his wife Myrna at the No Kings rally held in downtown Georgetown on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Approximately 700 people attended the rally, a demonstration opposed to the current Presidential administration of Donald Trump. Photo by Andy Sharp.

World War II Navy veteran Cliff McCrummen, who will be 100-years-old in June, was joined by his wife Myrna at the No Kings rally held in downtown Georgetown on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Approximately 700 people attended the rally, a demonstration opposed to the current Presidential administration of Donald Trump. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Photos: 'No Kings' protest on Georgetown's Square draws hundreds

Andy Sharp
Sunday, March 29, 2026
A "No Kings" rally in downtown Georgetown on March 28, 2026, was one of many across the country Saturday.  Approximately 700 people attended the rally, a demonstration opposed to the current Presidential administration of Donald Trump.  Photos by  Andy Sharp 
About 100 residents pack the Commissioners Court room Teusday afternoon to find answers and air grievances regarding the Primary Election. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

About 100 residents pack the Commissioners Court room Teusday afternoon to find answers and air grievances regarding the Primary Election. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

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Residents ‘appalled,’ ‘disgusted’ with Primary election day, EA's life threatened

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, March 27, 2026
Williamson County will return to county-wide polling for the May run-off election. Wilco officials on Tuesday, March 24, dove into details about the recent March primary election, which was coordinated by the county’s Republican and Democratic parties by state law.

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Street closures set for Two Step Inn

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, March 27, 2026
The Two Step Inn country musical festival will return to San Gabriel Park April 18-19. To accommodate the event, roads and areas around the park and downtown Georgetown will close starting on April 7 through April 24. Closures and reopens will happen in different phases.
This chart shows the next five years of capital wastewater projects. Updates on these projects can be found on the city’s Capital Projects website at https://georgetown-tx.cleargov.com/projects.

This chart shows the next five years of capital wastewater projects. Updates on these projects can be found on the city’s Capital Projects website at https://georgetown-tx.cleargov.com/projects.

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$850 million in water, wastewater projects in Georgetown's pipeline for FY27

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Georgetown could spend an estimated $441,766,862 on water projects and $415,569,500 on wastewater projects during the coming fiscal year.
Cheryll Coon-Riley takes a photo in the early 1900s car that ERA Now is taking around the country to promote the signing of the Equal Rights Amendment by Congress. Those who attended the March 25 event on the Square could take photos with the car and even squeeze the old-timey horn. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Cheryll Coon-Riley takes a photo in the early 1900s car that ERA Now is taking around the country to promote the signing of the Equal Rights Amendment by Congress. Those who attended the March 25 event on the Square could take photos with the car and even squeeze the old-timey horn. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Suffragettes at Work

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Williamson County’s League of Women Voters wore their best suffragette outfits to the Square on March 25 to promote the signing of the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed constitutional amendment that has been ratified in more than 35 states to add a guarantee of equal rights regardless of sex.
Repairs are in progress at the 100-year-old Georgetown Palace Theatre. A majority of repairs should be completed in late April. Courtesy The Palace Theatre

Repairs are in progress at the 100-year-old Georgetown Palace Theatre. A majority of repairs should be completed in late April. Courtesy The Palace Theatre

Tenors to perform at two fundraisers this week supporting Palace Theatre rebuild effort

Linda Dwyer
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Support the Palace by attending an intimate deluxe performance by Tenors UnLimited (the “Rat Pack of Opera”) from the United Kingdom on Thursday, March 26, at City Post Chophouse. Drinks and heavy appetizers are part of the package.
Detectives, from left, Craig Hunter, Mary Lewis, Mark McKinney, Tim Long and Sam Strauss work on homicide and missing persons cold cases for Williamson County. Photo by Abbey Archer

Detectives, from left, Craig Hunter, Mary Lewis, Mark McKinney, Tim Long and Sam Strauss work on homicide and missing persons cold cases for Williamson County. Photo by Abbey Archer

Williamson County Cold Case Unit working on 12 unsolved cases

Abbey Archer
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Debra Jackson was found strangled in Williamson County, only wearing orange socks, on Halloween in 1979. Rachel Louise Cooke went on a run in 2002 and never came home.
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