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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)

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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

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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.
Betty Joyce Calcote

Betty Joyce Calcote

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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

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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)

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.
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