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Helping Hands volunteers, photo by Katherine Hamilton,

Helping Hands volunteers, photo by Katherine Hamilton,

An ‘outpour of support’ for families in need

Abbey Archer
Monday, July 14, 2025
Georgetown volunteers continue to answer the call to support residents displaced or affected by the flooding that took place across Williamson County July 5. In the Georgetown area, the heaviest damage was at two RV parks — Shady River and GoodWater — on Highway 29 west of Jonah.

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What’s the deal with Georgetown’s internet providers?

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Dear Sun Staff: I am a local boy scout and am writing to see if the paper has looked into why there are so few options for the internet here in Georgetown. I have been talking with my Dad and he is telling me that he only has one or two options for the internet.
Liberty Hill Mayor Crystal Mancilla asks Williamson County Commissioners to help with landfill vouchers during the Special Commissioners Court meeting, July 11. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Liberty Hill Mayor Crystal Mancilla asks Williamson County Commissioners to help with landfill vouchers during the Special Commissioners Court meeting, July 11. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Estimated $34 million in infrastructure damages caused by flooding in Williamson County

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, July 11, 2025
Williamson County emergency management officials estimate that flooding on July 5 caused $34 million in damage to county infrastructure.County commissioners held a special session Friday, July 11, to discuss post-flooding public health and safety concerns.
Liberty Hill volunteers are joined by H-E-B helpers to load a flood victim’s car with supplies at a makeshift disaster relief center in Liberty Hill Middle School. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Liberty Hill volunteers are joined by H-E-B helpers to load a flood victim’s car with supplies at a makeshift disaster relief center in Liberty Hill Middle School. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Victims, volunteers recount flood experiences

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, July 11, 2025
Georgetown resident Alisha Burton was woken up by a firefighter banging on her door to her RV home in GoodWater RV Park on July 5.Around 7:30 a.m., Ms. Burton said Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters were checking the San Gabriel River’s rising water.
Georgetown Municipal Court

Georgetown Municipal Court

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Georgetown proposed FY 26 budget totals $1.3 billion

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Correction: Georgetown's preliminary budget PowerPoint slides incorrectly listed the impact to resident's average homestead tax bill. Residents will see an increase of $62 per year, not per month.
Tanya and Michael Valencia standing in front of the Mikey V’s food truck. Photo by Abbey Archer

Tanya and Michael Valencia standing in front of the Mikey V’s food truck. Photo by Abbey Archer

Mikey V’s new food truck debuts to feed flood victims

Abbey Archer
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
After the July 5 floods, Mikey V’s Tacos On The Square stepped in to support those affected by providing food and raising money.“We just wanted to give back any way that we could,” said Tanya Valencia, the business’s co-owner.
Bryce Stiemert (left to right), Keegan Hardy, Aaron Garza, and Ethan Bridges. Photo courtesy of Georgetown Neighborhood Food Project

Bryce Stiemert (left to right), Keegan Hardy, Aaron Garza, and Ethan Bridges. Photo courtesy of Georgetown Neighborhood Food Project

Neighborhood Food Project comes to Georgetown

Abbey Archer
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Georgetown Neighborhood Food Project is currently looking for neighborhood coordinators to assist with door to door pickups of nonperishable food donations. The collected items will be donated to The Caring Place, Helping Hands and Southwestern University’s student food pantry, the Private Pantry.

Yesteryears: Alleged thieves’ run ends at chicken shack

News Staff
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
125 years Ago (July 5, 1900)Judge Glasscock battles Johnson grassWilliamson County’s Judge Glasscock has a patch of Johnson grass, which has hitherto defied all his efforts to destroy. He has tried salt and kerosene oil, with the result that the grass grew more vigorously and thicker than ever.
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