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A rendering shows the new event space, with green space, a stage and seating next to the Georgetown Public Library. (Courtesy Covey Planning and Landscape Architecture)

A rendering shows the new event space, with green space, a stage and seating next to the Georgetown Public Library. (Courtesy Covey Planning and Landscape Architecture)

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New downtown event plaza begins to take shape

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Construction is underway, as Georgetown converts the area between the Light and Waterworks building and the Georgetown Public Library into an event space that will have a stage, event lawn shade structure and food truck parking area.
Kids from Girl Scout Troop 46105 carry a large banner along Martin Luther King Jr. Street as they participate in a march during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day march and celebration held at Macedonia Baptist Church on Monday, January 20. (Photos by Andy Sharp)

Kids from Girl Scout Troop 46105 carry a large banner along Martin Luther King Jr. Street as they participate in a march during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day march and celebration held at Macedonia Baptist Church on Monday, January 20. (Photos by Andy Sharp)

Cold MLK Jr. Day finds warmth in hope and community

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Cold Texas weather could not deter marchers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade that went from the county courthouse to Macedonia Baptist Church on January 20.
Firefighters George Carrazco, Jon Marquez, Ryan Swenson and Hayden Hinton are pictured for September. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Firefighters George Carrazco, Jon Marquez, Ryan Swenson and Hayden Hinton are pictured for September. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Firefighter calendar ignites union fundraiser

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Just like in George Strait’s “The Fireman:” — They call me the fireman, that’s my name — members of Georgetown’s firefighter union are embracing their name and expanding the boundaries of fundraising with a calendar.
The statue of Dan Moody, a Taylor native who was Texas governor from 1927-1931, was covered in raindrops on the Williamson County Courthouse lawn on a cold, wet and misty Thursday, January 9, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.

The statue of Dan Moody, a Taylor native who was Texas governor from 1927-1931, was covered in raindrops on the Williamson County Courthouse lawn on a cold, wet and misty Thursday, January 9, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.

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Rain, cold hit Georgetown

Andy Sharp
Saturday, January 11, 2025
A cold week in Georgetown culminated with a rainy, cloudy Thursday, January 9. 
Al Blaschke prepares to blow out candles on his German Chocolate birthday cake as he celebrates his 108th birthday with a party at The Wesleyan Assisted Living on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Born on this date in 1917, Blaschke has done three skydives in recent years, the first in 2017, followed by another with his twin grandsons in 2020 and another with Governor Greg Abbott in 2023.

Al Blaschke prepares to blow out candles on his German Chocolate birthday cake as he celebrates his 108th birthday with a party at The Wesleyan Assisted Living on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Born on this date in 1917, Blaschke has done three skydives in recent years, the first in 2017, followed by another with his twin grandsons in 2020 and another with Governor Greg Abbott in 2023.

Georgetown's Al Blaschke turns 108

Andy Sharp
Friday, January 10, 2025
Al Blaschke, Georgetown's oldest resident,  celebrated his 108th birthday with a party  at The Wesleyan Assisted Living on Saturday, January 4, 2025.

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Celebrate MLK Jr. Day with these events

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, January 3, 2025
Multiple Georgetown events in January will honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. MLK Day programThe MLK Day parade and program begins at noon on January 20.

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Ring in the new year with events around town

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Monday, December 23, 2024
In addition to personal celebrations and those preparing to eat black eyed peas on New Year's Day, places around Georgetown and the county will host events to ring in the new year with music, food, champagne and good conversation.
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