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Catherine Totty kicks off her campaign to be Williamson County’s tax assessor-collector at Mesquite Creek Outfitters on August 19. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Catherine Totty kicks off her campaign to be Williamson County’s tax assessor-collector at Mesquite Creek Outfitters on August 19. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

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November candidate: Totty launches bid for tax assessor-collector

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Catherine Totty officially launched her campaign for Williamson County tax assessor-collector on August 19 at Mesquite Creek Outfitters, pledging to bring decades of financial services experience and a customer-first approach to the office.“I absolutely love supporting local government and local...
Stylish Taylor ladies leaving lunch at Louie Mueller’s BBQ in years past is a photo included in Spark!, a Smithsonian Places of Innovation exhibit on display through September 27. Photo courtesy of Taylor Places of Innovation Exhibit

Stylish Taylor ladies leaving lunch at Louie Mueller’s BBQ in years past is a photo included in Spark!, a Smithsonian Places of Innovation exhibit on display through September 27. Photo courtesy of Taylor Places of Innovation Exhibit

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Spark! Lights up Taylor’s Sesquicentennial celebration

Katherine Hamilton
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
A celebration of Taylor’ Sesquicentennial is featured in a photo exhibition examining the ingenuity and tenacity of rural America.Its theme: Every invention and innovation is someone’s attempt to turn a problem into a solution.The results: Old neighborhoods revitalized, historic business districts...
From left, Georgetown Council Member Ben Butler, City Manager David Morgan and Mitchell Elementary School Principal Melanie Moore cut the ribbon for Rockride Lane. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

From left, Georgetown Council Member Ben Butler, City Manager David Morgan and Mitchell Elementary School Principal Melanie Moore cut the ribbon for Rockride Lane. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Upgraded Rockride Lane in Georgetown ready for use

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Improvements to Rockride Lane were marked complete with a ribbon cutting on Monday, September 1, finishing a $12 million project that took about a year to complete. This 2021 Georgetown transportation bond project renovated the roadway from SE Inner Loop to Sam Houston Avenue.
Kyle McAllen of Shreveport watches the eastern sky as the sun rises over County Road 409 in Williamson County just after 7a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the opening day of dove season in Central Texas. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Kyle McAllen of Shreveport watches the eastern sky as the sun rises over County Road 409 in Williamson County just after 7a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the opening day of dove season in Central Texas. Photo by Andy Sharp.

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Stay safe, follow rules during dove hunting season

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
There’s limited hunting activity in the summer months, but the opening of dove hunting season — which runs September 1 to October 25, and then December 11 to January 7 — is an early sign that fall is indeed approaching.
Dr. Craig Staebel, board certified plastic surgeon, standing in his operating room at his practice Georgetown Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Craig Staebel, board certified plastic surgeon, standing in his operating room at his practice Georgetown Plastic Surgery.

For Georgetown plastic surgeon, patient motivations can go beyond

Abbey Archer
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Dr. Craig Staebel has a Post-it note on his office computer that reads, “People may forget what you say but they don’t forget how you made them feel.”The sentiment is important, he said, because the patients who come into his office aren’t just looking to change how they look — they’re trying to...
Shirts ’n’ Skirts members (back, from left) Nathan Rhinehard, Evan Rhinehard, Nick Carter, Allen Einkauf, Meg Rhinehard, (middle, from left) Loretta Conrad, Aria Conrad, Everett Conrad and (front) Saoirse Conrad. Photo by Abbey Archer

Shirts ’n’ Skirts members (back, from left) Nathan Rhinehard, Evan Rhinehard, Nick Carter, Allen Einkauf, Meg Rhinehard, (middle, from left) Loretta Conrad, Aria Conrad, Everett Conrad and (front) Saoirse Conrad. Photo by Abbey Archer

Georgetown square dancer earns aviation scholarship

Abbey Archer
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Eighteen-year-old Evan Rhinehart has been square dancing with his family in Georgetown for five years, and now the hobby is helping him take his next step toward a career in aviation maintenance.Evan received a scholarship from the Shirts ’n’ Skirts Square Dancing Club Georgetown, which will cover...
Cole Smith crafting with Mia Reyna who is a part of the professional support staff. Photo by Abbey Archer

Cole Smith crafting with Mia Reyna who is a part of the professional support staff. Photo by Abbey Archer

Haven GTX opens day program for adults with disabilities

Abbey Archer
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
The Haven GTX, a new nonprofit, is giving adults with intellectual disabilities a place to learn, socialize and stay active through a five-day-a-week life enrichment program offered at First Presbyterian Church.The tuition-based program was started by Randy and Cindy Smith, who have a 28-year-old...
Timothy Visa Xayyaraj was arrested on August 29 for “attempting to take a weapon from an officer," but was later released. Shortly after, police were called to The Square about a disturbance. Xayyaraj confronted police, who fatally shot him after he attempted to grab an officer’s gun out of its holster, according to Georgetown Police.

Timothy Visa Xayyaraj was arrested on August 29 for “attempting to take a weapon from an officer," but was later released. Shortly after, police were called to The Square about a disturbance. Xayyaraj confronted police, who fatally shot him after he attempted to grab an officer’s gun out of its holster, according to Georgetown Police.

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Georgetown releases name of subject who was shot by police on the Square Saturday

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Monday, August 31, 2026
The Georgetown Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place outside on the 100 block of Seventh Street on the Square on Saturday afternoon, August 29.
The proposed West Oaks MUD is off Ranch to Market Road 2338 and east of County Road 248.

The proposed West Oaks MUD is off Ranch to Market Road 2338 and east of County Road 248.

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Council raises questions about proposed 179-acre West Georgetown subdivision

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Monday, August 31, 2026
Georgetown City Council had concerns about the density of a proposed 179.4-acre development from KB Home, called West Oaks, that would bring 625 units to the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction off Ranch to Market Road 2338, north of Ronald Reagan Boulevard.“It seems like a more dense product than...
Georgetown VFW Post 8587 Commander and Navy veteran John McCleskey presents Gift of Time Executive Director Becky Folta-May with a $2,000 check Aug. 25. Navy veteran John Gulling, a musician with Fond Memories, is kneeling. Pictured in the back row are Activities Director Jeanette Workman, respite participant and Air Force veteran Rusty Lowe, Fond Memories musician Terry Aynes, visitor and Coast Guard veteran John Bowen, Fond Memories musician Ty Choate and Gift of Time Board President Mary Odom.

Georgetown VFW Post 8587 Commander and Navy veteran John McCleskey presents Gift of Time Executive Director Becky Folta-May with a $2,000 check Aug. 25. Navy veteran John Gulling, a musician with Fond Memories, is kneeling. Pictured in the back row are Activities Director Jeanette Workman, respite participant and Air Force veteran Rusty Lowe, Fond Memories musician Terry Aynes, visitor and Coast Guard veteran John Bowen, Fond Memories musician Ty Choate and Gift of Time Board President Mary Odom.

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Georgetown VFW donates $2,000 to A Gift of Time

Brad Stutzman
Monday, August 31, 2026
Georgetown is home to a significant number of military veterans.
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