Georgetown

Bryan Chisholm, left, the Chief Operations Officer and Michael Pickel, the president of Texas Traditions Roofing, accepted the award on behalf of the company for Small Business of the Year at the annual Georgetown Chamber business awards. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Bryan Chisholm, left, the Chief Operations Officer and Michael Pickel, the president of Texas Traditions Roofing, accepted the award on behalf of the company for Small Business of the Year at the annual Georgetown Chamber business awards. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Georgetown Chamber of Commerce awards recognize businesses, volunteers

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce celebrated its members on Friday, January 30, with seven awards honoring businesses large and small, and people who have made a positive impact in the community over the past year.
Felipe Nuñez finds a warm place to sleep at Getsemani Center on Friday night, January 23.

Felipe Nuñez finds a warm place to sleep at Getsemani Center on Friday night, January 23.

Nonprofits step up to provide shelter during winter storm

News Staff
Thursday, January 29, 2026
By ISIS AIDE REYESAs a major winter storm approached Williamson County over the weekend, nonprofits and churches collaborated to create a warming center in Georgetown, which has no official city-run center.
This map of the Georgetown area shows current response times from Georgetown fire department, with green being under the 10 minute response time goal and red showing places where it takes longer than 10 minutes to arrive. (Courtesy Georgetown Fire Department)

This map of the Georgetown area shows current response times from Georgetown fire department, with green being under the 10 minute response time goal and red showing places where it takes longer than 10 minutes to arrive. (Courtesy Georgetown Fire Department)

New fire station to improve response times near Teravista

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Over the next two fiscal years, the Georgetown Fire Department will design, build and put into operation an eighth fire station at Westinghouse Road and Farm to Market 1460 and a pilot EMS model on State Highway 29.
In GPD’s 2025 Stop Dispositions chart, the police department breaks down the result of an interaction – warning; citation; warning and arrest; citation and arrest; and arrest – including the race of the person the interaction was with. According to the data, the police department issued warnings the most, and they were most often given to white suspects. (Data courtesy Georgetown Police Department)

In GPD’s 2025 Stop Dispositions chart, the police department breaks down the result of an interaction – warning; citation; warning and arrest; citation and arrest; and arrest – including the race of the person the interaction was with. According to the data, the police department issued warnings the most, and they were most often given to white suspects. (Data courtesy Georgetown Police Department)

Georgetown Police Department data shows no racial profiling trends in 2025

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Georgetown Police Department’s 2025 Racial Profiling Report shows of the 9,329 stops, the department did not use force resulting in bodily injury during traffic stops, and there were no racial profiling complaints made to the department.
An empty Square and Williamson County Courthouse were icy Monday, January 26, after a strong winter storm brought heavy rain, sleet and ice over the weekend. (Photo by Jessica Ohle)

An empty Square and Williamson County Courthouse were icy Monday, January 26, after a strong winter storm brought heavy rain, sleet and ice over the weekend. (Photo by Jessica Ohle)

Winter storm ices Williamson County, but leaves minimal damage

Nalani Nuylan and Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Following rain, wind and a hard freeze from Winter Storm Fern this weekend, Williamson County is expected to bounce back to normal by the end of the day Tuesday, January 27.
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