Georgetown City Council

Emily Kaye Kipp

Emily Kaye Kipp

Emily Kaye Kipp aims for a new voice in District 6

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Advocating for others has long been a part of therapist and small business owner Emily Kaye Kipp’s life from working to create new shirts for her elementary school to getting American Sign Language recognized as a language at Southwestern University.
Georgetown Police Chief Cory Tchida presented an annual report on the department to Georgetown City Council during the February 10 City Council workshop. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Georgetown Police Chief Cory Tchida presented an annual report on the department to Georgetown City Council during the February 10 City Council workshop. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Georgetown Police Department sees more calls for service

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Despite the total calls for service from the Georgetown Police Department going up 4.25 percent in 2025, the total number of Group A offenses — which include murder, rape, assault, robbery, theft, fraud and drug charges – were down 7.

May race set for Georgetown City Council

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder will serve a third term leading the city after Friday’s candidate filing deadline passed without drawing any interest from possible challengers. “My third term officially started at 5 p.m. today,” Mayor Schroeder said online Friday afternoon.
Matt Matthews, with real estate developer Freehold Capital Management, told council about the other developments the company has done in the area and what the Yearwood development could look like once finished. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Matt Matthews, with real estate developer Freehold Capital Management, told council about the other developments the company has done in the area and what the Yearwood development could look like once finished. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Quarry site north of Sun City could be converted to 1,894-home development

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, February 12, 2026
A new in-city Municipal Utility District in north Georgetown off Ronald Reagan and Rattlesnake Road could bring a maximum of 1,894 single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes to about 730 acres, which are currently being used as a quarry.
This map of the Georgetown area shows current response times from Georgetown fire department, with green being under the 10 minute response time goal and red showing places where it takes longer than 10 minutes to arrive. (Courtesy Georgetown Fire Department)

This map of the Georgetown area shows current response times from Georgetown fire department, with green being under the 10 minute response time goal and red showing places where it takes longer than 10 minutes to arrive. (Courtesy Georgetown Fire Department)

New fire station to improve response times near Teravista

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Over the next two fiscal years, the Georgetown Fire Department will design, build and put into operation an eighth fire station at Westinghouse Road and Farm to Market 1460 and a pilot EMS model on State Highway 29.
This map shows where the commercial, residential, greenspace and floodplain are located within the property. The purple shows the commercial buildings toward the front, with the yellow residential being behind it. The light green shows private common spaces and the dark green shows public common spaces. The back of the property is hatched in blue because it is in a flood plain. However, there will be a multi-use trail on that part of the property. (Courtesy of City of Georgetown)

This map shows where the commercial, residential, greenspace and floodplain are located within the property. The purple shows the commercial buildings toward the front, with the yellow residential being behind it. The light green shows private common spaces and the dark green shows public common spaces. The back of the property is hatched in blue because it is in a flood plain. However, there will be a multi-use trail on that part of the property. (Courtesy of City of Georgetown)

New 85-acre subdivision in north Georgetown has eight housing options

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Georgetown City Council unanimously approved the rezoning of approximately 85 acres from agricultural to a Planned Unit Development with base zonings of low-density multi-family and general commercial, bringing up to 425 units with a minimum of three different housing styles.
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