Georgetown

Betty Joyce Calcote

Betty Joyce Calcote

Betty Joyce Calcote

News Staff
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Betty Joyce Calcote, 81, of Georgetown passed away after a brief bout with cancer, on December 22, 2022. She was born on May 5, 1941, in Santa Anna, Texas, to Audrey and Myrtle (Jones) Eppler. She grew up outside of Coleman and graduated from Mozelle High School.
Glenn Royden Dunlap

Glenn Royden Dunlap

Glenn Royden Dunlap

News Staff
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Glenn Royden Dunlap, 91, passed onto his heavenly home Saturday, December 17, 2022. Glenn was born in Nashville, Missouri, to Glen Dunlap and Bessie Grace Berryhill Dunlap.
On the steps of the historic Williamson County Courthouse, the Austin Carolers entertain the crowd gathered at the Georgetown Square for the Lighting of the Square on Friday, November 28, 2014. (Sun Archive)

On the steps of the historic Williamson County Courthouse, the Austin Carolers entertain the crowd gathered at the Georgetown Square for the Lighting of the Square on Friday, November 28, 2014. (Sun Archive)

Georgetown’s Main Street program celebrates 40 years

Brigid Cooley
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Preserving and revitalizing Georgetown’s Main Street was a daunting task in the 1980s. With a dwindling tourism industry and developments making Austin the hot area in Central Texas, Georgetown city staff turned to the Texas Main Street Program to help bring life back to the downtown area.
The rock structure that formed the Crockett Gardens waterfall is seen lying on the ground Friday after separating from the cliff. (PHOTO COURTESY RUSSELL VARGO)

The rock structure that formed the Crockett Gardens waterfall is seen lying on the ground Friday after separating from the cliff. (PHOTO COURTESY RUSSELL VARGO)

Crockett Gardens waterfall takes a tumble

Brigid Cooley
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
A portion of the Crockett Gardens waterfall rock formation — a popular destination for trail walkers alongside Lake Georgetown, west of Cedar Breaks Park — separated and fell to the ground late last week.

New Year’s Eve across Wilco

Kate St. Clair
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Ring in the new year with these local events. All events listed take place on New Year’s Eve, December 31. Georgetown Live music at Hardtails 1515 North Interstate Highway 35 Hardtails will be playing the night away with music by Idiot Savant, followed by a champagne toast and noisemakers.

Andrea Lynn Marr

Obituaries
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Andrea Lynn Marr, 69, of Georgetown, died Sunday, December 25, 2022, in a Georgetown Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Reverend Don Fulton will officiate.
A Georgetown PD patch

A Georgetown PD patch

Update: Man arrested after fatal Georgetown shooting

Brigid Cooley
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Ricardo Quinones, 38, was arrested Tuesday, December 27, following a fatal shooting at 2700 Gabriel View Drive in Georgetown. According to the Georgetown Police Department, a minor called 911 at 2:52 a.m. Tuesday to report that her father — Mr.
Betty Jo Johnson

Betty Jo Johnson

Betty Jo Johnson

Obituaries
Monday, December 26, 2022
Betty Jo Johnson, 92, of Georgetown, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, left for her heavenly home on December 20, 2022. Betty was born in Austin, Texas to Roy H. and Vivian Lyckman Johnson, both having predeceased her.  Betty graduated from Austin High School in 1948.
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