Granger

Hunted: The Search is On concept art. Courtesy of Young Writer’s.

Hunted: The Search is On concept art. Courtesy of Young Writer’s.

Granger High School students get published

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, December 11, 2023
Thirty-one sophomores from Granger High School were selected to be published in Young Writer’s Hunted: The Search is On. The book is a 6-inch by 8-inch softcover and is scheduled to be delivered to the student’s school at the end of November.

Unemployment decreases across county

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, November 24, 2023
The Texas Workforce Commission released updated unemployment numbers for Central Texas counties for October 2023.  In October, unemployment in Williamson County decreased to 3.5 percent after spending two months at 3.7 percent.
Williamson County and Cities Health District building in Round Rock. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Williamson County and Cities Health District building in Round Rock. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

West Nile virus mosquito detected in Granger

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, July 31, 2023
A sample of mosquitoes was collected near Colorado Street in Granger on July 25 has tested positive for West Nile virus. The positive test was indicated in lab results received on July 27 from the Texas Department of State Health Services lab in Austin.
Prairie grass glows near sunset along County Road 360, north of Granger Dam, on Monday, July 17.

Prairie grass glows near sunset along County Road 360, north of Granger Dam, on Monday, July 17.

Golden Prairie Grass

Andy Sharp
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Prairie grass glows near sunset along County Road 360 on Monday, July 17, 2023.
Larry Svehlak, 70, guides his combine through a cornfield along County Road 340 July 8, as he continues his final harvest before retiring. Svehlak and his brother August are harvesting 450 acres this summer.

Larry Svehlak, 70, guides his combine through a cornfield along County Road 340 July 8, as he continues his final harvest before retiring. Svehlak and his brother August are harvesting 450 acres this summer.

450-acre harvest a last for retiring Williamson County farmer

Andy Sharp
Friday, July 14, 2023
“I was driving a tractor when I was 7-years-old,” farmer Larry Svehlak mentioned while I rode along in his combine this week.  Mr. Svehlak, 70, is a Granger native who’s lived in Taylor for decades. He’s tilled the soil for a long time, but he’s retiring after finishing this year’s corn harvest.
Robert Halstrom and his dog Ladybug relax near day's end at what was once Granger United Methodist Church on Monday, May 22. Halstrom and his wife Joanne bought the circa 1904 church in 2019. The project has continued since then, but then Joanne was dealt a a life-altering accident in March 2022. The project has been put on hold for months, but slowly, Halstrom is back at work. Photos by Andy Sharp

Robert Halstrom and his dog Ladybug relax near day's end at what was once Granger United Methodist Church on Monday, May 22. Halstrom and his wife Joanne bought the circa 1904 church in 2019. The project has continued since then, but then Joanne was dealt a a life-altering accident in March 2022. The project has been put on hold for months, but slowly, Halstrom is back at work. Photos by Andy Sharp

Follow the Light: For couple, Granger church restoration an exercise of passion, patience and preservation

Andy Sharp
Friday, May 26, 2023
It’s been quite a while since the last visit to what was once Granger First United Methodist Church, an iconic structure at the corner of South Granger and East Elm streets.   Since May is National Preservation Month, it’s a good time for a project update. A little backstory.
Bryan Perez takes a fast ride on Fun Slide with his children, including (left to right) Damian, 6, Noah, 3 (in dad's lap) and Alorik, 8, on Thursday, May 11, 2023, the opening night of Lakefest in downtown Granger.

Bryan Perez takes a fast ride on Fun Slide with his children, including (left to right) Damian, 6, Noah, 3 (in dad's lap) and Alorik, 8, on Thursday, May 11, 2023, the opening night of Lakefest in downtown Granger.

Photos: Rain doesn't put a damper on Granger's Lakefest

Andy Sharp
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Granger celebrated with the community's annual Lakefest this past weekend, May 11-13. The rain expected on the first two days of the festival didn't materialize, but the town was soaked by early Saturday morning.
Subscribe to