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A three-bedroom, three-bathroom house is for sale for $975,000, located off the Square on Church Street in Georgetown. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

A three-bedroom, three-bathroom house is for sale for $975,000, located off the Square on Church Street in Georgetown. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Listings up, sales down in Central Texas

In April, the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area saw an 11.5 percent increase in new home listings, according to the latest Central Texas Housing Report released by Unlock MLS.
World War II veteran (Navy) John Dunn, left, who will be 97 in August, is shown with his wife Linnea while attending the Memorial Day ceremony in Sun City on Monday, May 26, 2025.  Approximately 600 were in attendance.  Rain chances moved the event indoors.   Photo by Andy Sharp.

World War II veteran (Navy) John Dunn, left, who will be 97 in August, is shown with his wife Linnea while attending the Memorial Day ceremony in Sun City on Monday, May 26, 2025. Approximately 600 were in attendance. Rain chances moved the event indoors. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Speaker honors fallen through storytelling

At the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Sun City, this year’s keynote speaker — Major Jay Lardizabal, U.S. Army, Retired — spoke about honoring those who gave their life for their country, not through recounting how they died, but through stories that honor their legacy.
Kyle Kokel, standing at left, works to free up wheat lodged in a combine during Aaron MartinaÕs wheat harvest on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.  Martinka is getting harvest help from friends Larry Svehlak and Kyle Kokel.   Martinka and his helpers are harvesting 700 acres of wheat this season.   Photo by Andy Sharp.

Kyle Kokel, standing at left, works to free up wheat lodged in a combine during Aaron MartinaÕs wheat harvest on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Martinka is getting harvest help from friends Larry Svehlak and Kyle Kokel. Martinka and his helpers are harvesting 700 acres of wheat this season. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Wheat harvest time in Williamson County

A few years ago, after my lungs were straining after breathing in massive amounts of dust, I said that was the last time I’d do photographs during a wheat harvest. The fault was of my own making.
Approximately $27,000 in cash, five ounces of suspected methamphetamine, 10 ounces of suspected cocaine and seven ounces of suspected fentanyl were seized by the Sheriff’s Office, May 21. Photo courtesy of the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.

Approximately $27,000 in cash, five ounces of suspected methamphetamine, 10 ounces of suspected cocaine and seven ounces of suspected fentanyl were seized by the Sheriff’s Office, May 21. Photo courtesy of the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.

Fentanyl, cocaine captured near Georgetown

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit seized a large quantity of illegal fentanyl on May 21.
Glenn Towery, Chairman and Founder of Veterans Suicide Prevention Channel, was the keynote speaker at Georgetown's 71st Juneteenth celebration, held Saturday, June 17, 2023 at the Georgetown Community Center in San Gabriel Park.   The event is sponsored by the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association. Sun Archive.

Glenn Towery, Chairman and Founder of Veterans Suicide Prevention Channel, was the keynote speaker at Georgetown's 71st Juneteenth celebration, held Saturday, June 17, 2023 at the Georgetown Community Center in San Gabriel Park. The event is sponsored by the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association. Sun Archive.

GCCMA gears up for a joyful Juneteenth

The 73rd annual Juneteenth celebration in Georgetown will unveil a historical marker at the Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery on June 19.
From left, Seeds of Strength Nominating Committee Chair Laura Packard, was joined by Malissa Tritsch, Anna Warren, Melissa Gould and Judy Swainfrom the Assistance League. Seeds of Strength Patty Moore, right, helped Ms. Packard give out the checks. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

From left, Seeds of Strength Nominating Committee Chair Laura Packard, was joined by Malissa Tritsch, Anna Warren, Melissa Gould and Judy Swainfrom the Assistance League. Seeds of Strength Patty Moore, right, helped Ms. Packard give out the checks. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Seeds of Strength gives $159,000

Georgetown nonprofit Seeds of Strength supported 10 total organizations through its most recent grant cycle. Seven organizations received a combined $157,500, and three more organizations received $500 merit awards.
Measles infect healthy cells. About one in 1,000 children with measles will develop swelling of the brain. Nearly one to three of every 1,000 children infected with measles will die from respiratory and neurologic complications, according to the CDC. Illustration courtesy of the CDC.

Measles infect healthy cells. About one in 1,000 children with measles will develop swelling of the brain. Nearly one to three of every 1,000 children infected with measles will die from respiratory and neurologic complications, according to the CDC. Illustration courtesy of the CDC.

First measles case confirmed in Leander

The Williamson County and Cities Health District confirmed the first case of measles in a school-age child from Leander on May 22. This is the first reported case of measles in Williamson County this year. The health district said there is potential for exposure to others in the community.
Kaden Harrington waits for the start of the processional  during commencement for East View High School at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex on Friday, May 23, 2025.  489 East View seniors received their diplomas.    Photo by Andy Sharp.

Kaden Harrington waits for the start of the processional during commencement for East View High School at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex on Friday, May 23, 2025. 489 East View seniors received their diplomas. Photo by Andy Sharp.

East View grads get diplomas

Four hundred eighty-nine East View High school seniors received their diplomas at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex on Friday, May 23.  
GPD K9 Officer Herakles

GPD K9 Officer Herakles

GPD K9 officer sniffs out narcotics in Travis County bust

GPD K9 officer sniffs out narcotics in Travis County bustThe following information was provided to the Sun by the Georgetown Police Department on May 19 as a record of recent arrest and call reports in Georgetown. Anyone charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty.