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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.

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New Georgetown ISD trustee’s attention is on future

Katherine Hamilton
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Georgetown ISD’s new trustee, Laura Kincheloe, is finishing out the last few months of retired trustee Stephanie Blanck’s term — but her attention is focused on the future.While already serving in office, she’s also a school board candidate in the May 2 election, hoping voters entrust her with a...
“Wild at Heart” by Kandi Morely at the Williamson County Art Guild gallery.

“Wild at Heart” by Kandi Morely at the Williamson County Art Guild gallery.

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Art scapes: New arts center opens in downtown Round Rock

Ellen Greeney
Thursday, January 29, 2026
The City Arts Center in downtown Round Rock opened its doors in the Griffith Building offering ample space for art plus two-story-high cathedral ceilings and views of the paseo.
Lone Star Circle of Care’s new endocrinology exam room in the Texas A&M Health Science Center in Round Rock. Photo courtesy of Lone Start Circle Care.

Lone Star Circle of Care’s new endocrinology exam room in the Texas A&M Health Science Center in Round Rock. Photo courtesy of Lone Start Circle Care.

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Lone Star Circle Care opens clinic for patients with diabetes

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Lone Star Circle of Care will launch its first-ever specialty care service line, endocrinology, at Texas A&M Health Science Center – Specialty Care in Round Rock.Endocrinology is the study of hormones and hormone-related diseases, including diabetes, thyroid disorders, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome,...
An empty Square and Williamson County Courthouse were icy Monday, January 26, after a strong winter storm brought heavy rain, sleet and ice over the weekend. (Photo by Jessica Ohle)

An empty Square and Williamson County Courthouse were icy Monday, January 26, after a strong winter storm brought heavy rain, sleet and ice over the weekend. (Photo by Jessica Ohle)

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Winter storm ices Williamson County, but leaves minimal damage

Nalani Nuylan and Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Following rain, wind and a hard freeze from Winter Storm Fern this weekend, Williamson County is expected to bounce back to normal by the end of the day Tuesday, January 27.
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