Georgetown

Georgetown temporarily enacts stage 3 water restrictions

The City of Georgetown  issued a press release on Friday, July 14, stating due to high, sustained water use and system treatments nearing capacity, the city is temporarily enacting stage 3 water restrictions. The restrictions will last until Monday, July 17.
Construction progresses Wednesday, July 12, at the Future Ready Complex. The project was funded through the district’s most recent bond election in 2021. Photo by Katherine Anthony

Construction progresses Wednesday, July 12, at the Future Ready Complex. The project was funded through the district’s most recent bond election in 2021. Photo by Katherine Anthony

Georgetown ISD growth, construction costs may necessitate May 2024 bond

Two Georgetown ISD realities — more students and continuing skyhigh construction costs — may require district trustees to call a bond election for next May.
The Grumpy Jack was a pub concept started in the Soeffker’s  backyard.

The Grumpy Jack was a pub concept started in the Soeffker’s backyard.

English Pub The Grumpy George opening on the Square this summer

European immigrants Karen and Jack Soeffker are creating an authentic English pub off the Square called Grumpy George. The restaurant could open in early August.   Ms. Soeffker — the owner of All Things Kids on the Square — is originally from England.
2-year-old Landon Kaliszewski enjoys a frozen iced treat with his dad Adam Kaliszewski.

2-year-old Landon Kaliszewski enjoys a frozen iced treat with his dad Adam Kaliszewski.

Fun in the sun at Market Days

Georgetown Market Days was held on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Ubiquity expands fiber to Liberty Hill

Ubiquity, the infrastructure investment firm which broke ground in Georgetown last May in an effort to help provide the city with an open-access fiber system that will help residents receive better internet service, is expanding into other cities and areas in Williamson County.
East View High School graduate Abeer Almohommed, left, and Richarte High School senior Lillian Troe-Beasley are interns at The Caring Place this summer through the Georgetown Project’s Summer Youth Employment Program.

East View High School graduate Abeer Almohommed, left, and Richarte High School senior Lillian Troe-Beasley are interns at The Caring Place this summer through the Georgetown Project’s Summer Youth Employment Program.

The Georgetown Project finds teens summer internships through youth employment program

Twenty-one Georgetown high school students are participating in summer internships this year through The Georgetown Project’s Summer Youth Employment Program, the most students placed in the program’s history.