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Numerous Georgetown programs honoring Dr. King

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., many organizations throughout the City of Georgetown are hosting events on January 15 to honor the impact and legacy of the civil rights leader.  Beginning at noon on the 15th, there will be a MLK Day March starting at the courthouse on the Square.

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Protect your pipes against winter weather

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
During the winter months, below freezing temperatures can make outdoor pipes and irrigation systems freeze and burst.  In order to protect irrigation backflows, wrapping systems in insulation can prevent future damage.

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Throw out old hazardous waste in the new year

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Georgetown will host a hazardous waste collection event for 400 solid waste Texas Disposal Systems customers.  Residents who are solid waste Texas Disposal Systems customers who want to participate must call 512-930-3640 or email customercare@georgetown.org to sign up for the January 20 event.

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Cupid Chase will make your heart race

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Georgetown’s 29th annual Cupid’s Chase 5K and Fun Run will take place on February 10. The run/walk will begin at 9 a.m. in San Gabriel Park.  The race will begin and end in the park, and registration cost is $30 per person for those 11 and older.
La Riv Executive Chef Johnny Pincay, with his favorite chef’s knife, at the restaurant’s wood-fired pizza oven. The oven uses three cords of wood weekly.

La Riv Executive Chef Johnny Pincay, with his favorite chef’s knife, at the restaurant’s wood-fired pizza oven. The oven uses three cords of wood weekly.

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New Georgetown restaurant La Riv going strong

Katherine Hamilton
Monday, December 25, 2023
One of Georgetown’s newest restaurants, La Riv Kitchen and Bar, held its soft opening on November 14. On its second night, the new restaurant welcomed 117 guests. “It was phenomenal,” said Johnny Pincay, La Riv’s executive chef. “It was just word-of-mouth.
Reagan and Tatum Hauser have taken pictures with Charles Guillote as Santa Charles for four years. (Photo courtesy Sarah Saiz)

Reagan and Tatum Hauser have taken pictures with Charles Guillote as Santa Charles for four years. (Photo courtesy Sarah Saiz)

Santa Charles spreads joy to Georgetown schools, families

Abbey Archer
Monday, December 25, 2023
Sometimes kids dream a little too big when they’re coming up with their Christmas lists. And sometimes, Santa has to propose more appropriate alternatives.“I had one boy ask me for a real Ferrari,” joked Charles Guillote, who has worked as a Santa impersonator for the past eight years.
From left to right, Raymond Gronross, Matty Monis, Justin Crow, Jeremy McCarroll, John Scalo, Edward Garza and Joel Moreno, not pictured, make up the Jeremy McCarroll band. (Photo courtesy Jeremy McCarroll)

From left to right, Raymond Gronross, Matty Monis, Justin Crow, Jeremy McCarroll, John Scalo, Edward Garza and Joel Moreno, not pictured, make up the Jeremy McCarroll band. (Photo courtesy Jeremy McCarroll)

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Local band to release album a decade in the making

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, December 21, 2023
After 10 years of making music, writing songs and performing at local hotspots, the Jeremy McCarroll Band is releasing their debut album.
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