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Bruce Clements, Wilco’s Director of the Office of Emergency Management, explains how the updated Hazard Mitigation plan can get grants to the county to improve infrastructure. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Bruce Clements, Wilco’s Director of the Office of Emergency Management, explains how the updated Hazard Mitigation plan can get grants to the county to improve infrastructure. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

County debuts refashioned mitigation plan

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
The Williamson County Commissioners Court approved a revamped Hazard Mitigation Plan on April 29. Emergency Management Director Bruce Clements said this plan — updated every 10 years — includes a detailed risk assessment, an inventory of infrastructure and mitigation strategies.
Wes Wright details the results of the Atlas 14 study and its impacts to the area to city council. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Wes Wright details the results of the Atlas 14 study and its impacts to the area to city council. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Georgetown takes direction from county study in updating floodplains

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Even though federal floodplain maps are considered the standard, the results from the county-headed study — which details changes to floodplains in Williamson County and Georgetown — are more current, more detailed and have the best available data about flood prone areas, according to Georgetown...
Cindy Engelhardt, left, explains how the Atlas 14 maps show rainfall data to Jarrell City Engineer Jorge L. Hernandez. Photos by Nalani Nuylan.

Cindy Engelhardt, left, explains how the Atlas 14 maps show rainfall data to Jarrell City Engineer Jorge L. Hernandez. Photos by Nalani Nuylan.

County debuts Atlas 14 results

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, May 31, 2024
Williamson County began hosting its public meeting series about the initial Altas 14 Flood Study results on May 29.   The preliminary data shows that extreme flooding event precipitation levels have increased by two inches in a 100-year flood.
Travis County Emergency Paramedics maneuver a rescue boat in the San Gabriel River off Highway 29 during the 2010 floods. Sun Archive Photo.

Travis County Emergency Paramedics maneuver a rescue boat in the San Gabriel River off Highway 29 during the 2010 floods. Sun Archive Photo.

Floods have written Williamson County’s history

Nalani Nuylan and Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, September 14, 2023
September 1921 takes its place in Williamson County’s historic archives.  Fueled by a hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico, a wicked storm pummeled Williamson County September 8-10, lasting 35 hours.
At the ribbon cutting, from left, were Oscar Salazar-Bueno, Whit Friend, Christen Eschberger, Scott Haywood with the Sam Bass Fire Department, Steven Shull, Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey, Tracy Cooper, Joelle Rosentswieg, William Sherwood, Precinct 1 Commissioner Terry Cook, Kim Filiatrault, Michael Tucker, Ken Reifschlager, Steven Waters, Janet Rubiano, Nester Rubiano, Aaron DeNucci, Richard Ridings.

At the ribbon cutting, from left, were Oscar Salazar-Bueno, Whit Friend, Christen Eschberger, Scott Haywood with the Sam Bass Fire Department, Steven Shull, Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey, Tracy Cooper, Joelle Rosentswieg, William Sherwood, Precinct 1 Commissioner Terry Cook, Kim Filiatrault, Michael Tucker, Ken Reifschlager, Steven Waters, Janet Rubiano, Nester Rubiano, Aaron DeNucci, Richard Ridings.

Williamson County celebrates new Brushy Creek bridge

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Williamson County Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey was joined by Precinct 1 Commissioner Terry Cook Tuesday, June 27,  to celebrate the Great Oaks Drive Bridge opening in Brushy Creek.
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