Georgetown

Georgetown moves to two-day watering schedule

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, May 30, 2025
Georgetown residents can water their lawns twice a week beginning June 9. The city will move to a two-day watering schedule thanks to the addition of more than 10 million gallons of water per day from the South Lake Water Treatment Plant coming online this summer.
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

Nalani Nuylan
Thursday, May 29, 2025
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

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, May 29, 2025
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.
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

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
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

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
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.
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

Andy Sharp
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Four hundred eighty-nine East View High school seniors received their diplomas at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex on Friday, May 23.  

Williamson County sees population boom

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Georgetown has also surpassed the 100,000 population threshold, with an estimated 101,344 based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 estimates, published Thursday, May 15.  Georgetown saw 4.76 percent growth from 2023 to 2024, when data was gathered, and has grown by 47.49 percent since 2020.
The Confederate monument outside the Williamson County Courthouse was vandalized for the second time on the night of May 14. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

The Confederate monument outside the Williamson County Courthouse was vandalized for the second time on the night of May 14. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Vandalism strikes confederate monument twice in one week

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument outside the Williamson County Courthouse was vandalized twice last week, on the nights of May 12 and May 14. In the first instance, the statue was sprayed with green spray paint with words that appeared to say “this is a symbol” across the front.
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