Georgetown

The south side of Lake Georgetown is seen with low water levels during the summer of 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Cicale)

The south side of Lake Georgetown is seen with low water levels during the summer of 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Cicale)

Georgetown evaluates water resources

Brigid Cooley
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
As the Georgetown community continues to see significant population growth, city staff and elected officials are considering efficient and economical ways to secure water resources through 2070.
On New Year’s Day, construction takes a break on the new H-E-B on West University across from Wolf Ranch Town Center. The street-facing facade is in place and the store is expected to open later this year. On the left, work continues on Ascension Seton Health Center. The center will include outpatient specialties, surgeries and imaging services. Ascension plans to open in June. (Photos by Clark Thurmond)

On New Year’s Day, construction takes a break on the new H-E-B on West University across from Wolf Ranch Town Center. The street-facing facade is in place and the store is expected to open later this year. On the left, work continues on Ascension Seton Health Center. The center will include outpatient specialties, surgeries and imaging services. Ascension plans to open in June. (Photos by Clark Thurmond)

H-E-B, Costco and more: Updates on major developments planned for Wilco

Brigid Cooley
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Cities in Williamson County saw the beginnings of several large manufacturing, infrastructure and industrial developments in 2022, including the groundbreaking on Georgetown’s incoming South Lake Water Treatment Plant and construction on the Samsung semiconductor in Taylor.
Texas’s average per gallon price of regular conventional retail gasoline per month in 2022, based on numbers reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Texas’s average per gallon price of regular conventional retail gasoline per month in 2022, based on numbers reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Petroleum tracking organizations recap 2022

Brigid Cooley
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Gas prices in 2022 were prone to fluctuations, with the price of regular unleaded fuel starting low in the beginning of the year and hitting its highest recorded per gallon rate in June.

Public Notice — January 4, 2023

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Wine and Malt Beverage Retailer’s Off Premise Permit by Jarrell Xpress, Inc. dba Jarrell Xpress, Inc., 9111 N. Interstate 35, Jarrell, Williamson County, Texas. Sukhvir Singh, Pres/Sec.
Robert Dewey (R.D.) McMillan, Jr.

Robert Dewey (R.D.) McMillan, Jr.

Robert Dewey (R.D.) McMillan, Jr.

Obituaries
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Robert Dewey (R.D.) McMillan, Jr., age 93, of Georgetown, formerly of Houston, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, in Georgetown. R.D. was born August 16, 1929, in Houston to Robert Dewey and Georgia Ullrich McMillan. On March 16, 1951, he married Shirley Smidth in Houston.

David August Siekmeier

Obituaries
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
David August Siekmeier, passed away December 16, 2022, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, at the age of 81. He had been doctoring with a son-in-law’s Cancer Center since May 1, 2021. He and his wife, Carol, moved to Texas in 2006 from LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
The last rays of the day’s sunlight fall on Prince of Peace Lutheran Church during the last week of 2022. The church is located on County Road 417 northwest of Taylor. (Andy Sharp)

The last rays of the day’s sunlight fall on Prince of Peace Lutheran Church during the last week of 2022. The church is located on County Road 417 northwest of Taylor. (Andy Sharp)

2022 in review

News Staff
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Happy new year! As we excitedly prepare for what’s to come in 2023, we also look back at the biggest news, events and developments of 2022.
Boy Scout Troop 155 member Ryan Raglin, 17, helps place a 10-foot-tall Christmas tree inside the troop's tent on Friday, November 27, 2020, the first day of Christmas tree sales for the troop. (Sun Archive)

Boy Scout Troop 155 member Ryan Raglin, 17, helps place a 10-foot-tall Christmas tree inside the troop's tent on Friday, November 27, 2020, the first day of Christmas tree sales for the troop. (Sun Archive)

Georgetown provides free recycling services for Christmas trees, wrapping

Brigid Cooley
Friday, December 30, 2022
With Christmas behind us, Georgetown residents may be looking for opportunities to dispose of Christmas trees and wrapping materials.

Public Notice — January 1, 2023

Public Notices
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Wine and Malt Beverage Retailer’s Off Premise Permit by Jarrell Xpress, Inc. dba Jarrell Xpress, Inc., 9111 N. Interstate 35, Jarrell, Williamson County, Texas.  Sukhvir Singh, Pres/Sec.
Mike Gullickson

Mike Gullickson

Mike Gullickson

News Staff
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Mike Gullickson, 78, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022. Born on February 25, 1944, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he lived in Las Vegas for nearly 30 years before spending his final years in Georgetown, Texas.
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