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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.  

Williamson County sees population boom

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

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.
Assorted guns, cash and drugs were found by the sheriff’s office. (Photo courtesy Williamson County Sheriff's Office)

Assorted guns, cash and drugs were found by the sheriff’s office. (Photo courtesy Williamson County Sheriff's Office)

Drug bust finds assortment of substances, guns

In a recent narcotics investigation, detectives in the Williamson County Sheriff ’s Office Organized Crime Unit found over 90 grams of assorted drugs in the 2000 block of Kuykendall Drive in Georgetown.
New District 3 Council Member Ben Butler was joined by his wife Betty, middle, during his swearing in on May 13. (photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

New District 3 Council Member Ben Butler was joined by his wife Betty, middle, during his swearing in on May 13. (photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Georgetown City Council members take their seats on the dais

Three Georgetown City Council members were sworn into their positions on Tuesday, May 13. Council Member Ben Butler began his first term, while Ron Garland and Ben Stewart are now in their second terms of service.
Javier Soliz is performing at Encantada Cocina+Cantina in Georgetown.

Javier Soliz is performing at Encantada Cocina+Cantina in Georgetown.

MUSIC: Celebrate midweek music with Javier Soliz at Encantada in Georgetown

 Williamson County is home to a multitude of live music genres from rock and country to classical and symphonic. Find your favorite places to enjoy the tunes and voices, including Javier Soliz at Encantada Cocina+Cantina in Georgetown, during the “midweek music and margs” performance.May 145 p.m.
Council Member Amanda Parr speaks about Georgetown’s effots to maintaining older buildings during a panel May 6. Panelist Kevin Cummins sits to her right. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Council Member Amanda Parr speaks about Georgetown’s effots to maintaining older buildings during a panel May 6. Panelist Kevin Cummins sits to her right. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Preservation Georgetown highlights conservation

During Preservation Georgetown’s final lecture for the spring, a May 6 panel discussed the process of renovating and restoring historic buildings to make them cohesive with the historic overlay surrounding the downtown area.

Keeping an eye on development, zoning bills

The final bills of the 2025 Texas Legislature are up for discussion with less than 25 days left in the session. Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder said this year the city has had a greater impact on legislative actions than in the past due to city staff ’s work with state representatives.