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Amplify Wilco day set for next week

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
For the third year in a row, I Live Here I Give Here will be hosting Amplify Wilco Day, a 24-hour giving period on March 4 and 5 that will benefit over 90 nonprofits that serve Williamson County. The event coincides with Amplify Austin, which has raised $122.
From left, Pastor Shawn Martinez from The Grove in Liberty Hill, a pastor from Celebration’s Leander/Liberty Hill campus, Yesterday’s Gone Founder and Executive Director Loree Tamayo, Pastor Nathan Brown of Vintage Church in Liberty Hill, and Pastor Jordan Geist from Northpoint in Cedar Park participated in a Blessing of the Land Ceremony as part of Yesterday’s Gone expanded property in Liberty Hill on January 29. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

From left, Pastor Shawn Martinez from The Grove in Liberty Hill, a pastor from Celebration’s Leander/Liberty Hill campus, Yesterday’s Gone Founder and Executive Director Loree Tamayo, Pastor Nathan Brown of Vintage Church in Liberty Hill, and Pastor Jordan Geist from Northpoint in Cedar Park participated in a Blessing of the Land Ceremony as part of Yesterday’s Gone expanded property in Liberty Hill on January 29. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

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Parting the asphalt sea: Liberty Hill women’s shelter expands property, launches capital campaign

Nalani Nuylan
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Lilies of the Field is Loree Tamayo’s favorite movie. The 1963 film follows a group of German nuns as they try to set up a chapel in the Arizona desert. Needing help to build the chapel, a man named Homer was hired to assist the nuns.

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Central Texas blood bank expanding services

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, February 13, 2026
We Are Blood — a regional nonprofit blood center that organizes donation drives throughout Central Texas — this month announced the launch of Every Drop Counts, a multi-year plan designed to support and grow patient care to meet the challenges of the region through 2030.
In this 1991 photo, Raye McMcoy prepares to enter the Palace with her friend Mary Forbes, who was purchasing tickets to the “Long Long Trailer” movie. The Palace started showing movies again that afternoon, after a two-year hiatus. The patrons said they had been coming to the Palace to see movies for more than 40 years. (Sun Archive)

In this 1991 photo, Raye McMcoy prepares to enter the Palace with her friend Mary Forbes, who was purchasing tickets to the “Long Long Trailer” movie. The Palace started showing movies again that afternoon, after a two-year hiatus. The patrons said they had been coming to the Palace to see movies for more than 40 years. (Sun Archive)

The Palace Theatre celebrates 100 years

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
In 1926, silent films were loaded up into movie projectors and cast onto the screen at the Palace Theatre at 810 South Austin Avenue. The silver screen dazzled patrons with the stars of the day, telling stories that brought far away worlds to Georgetown’s population.
Singers from the Heritage Oaks Chorus, led by Kathleen Bohn, performed Christmas favorites on Wednesday, December 3, during A Gift of Time’s weekly respite at St. John’s Methodist Church. The choir consists of members who live in the Heritage Oaks neighborhood, near the intersection of Williams Drive and Shell Road. The chorus will host a spring concert in May, open to the public at the Heritage Oaks clubhouse.

Singers from the Heritage Oaks Chorus, led by Kathleen Bohn, performed Christmas favorites on Wednesday, December 3, during A Gift of Time’s weekly respite at St. John’s Methodist Church. The choir consists of members who live in the Heritage Oaks neighborhood, near the intersection of Williams Drive and Shell Road. The chorus will host a spring concert in May, open to the public at the Heritage Oaks clubhouse.

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A Gift of Time greets the season with song and games

Brad Stutzman
Thursday, December 11, 2025
A Gift of Time Georgetown kicked off Christmas season festivities December 3 with a music program – and more – during its weekly Wednesday respite at St. John’s Methodist Church.Singers from the Heritage Oaks Chorus, led by director Kathleen Bohn, performed holiday favorites.
Habitat breaks ground on the Leander Street Cottages at 1839 Hart Street on November 22. From left are Amy Parham, Habitat Texas CEO; future homeowner Ashley Fordinal; Texas State Senator Charles Schwertner; Matthew and Belinda Schwertner, Senator Schwertner’s wife and son; and Shirley Harmes, Habitat volunteer.

Habitat breaks ground on the Leander Street Cottages at 1839 Hart Street on November 22. From left are Amy Parham, Habitat Texas CEO; future homeowner Ashley Fordinal; Texas State Senator Charles Schwertner; Matthew and Belinda Schwertner, Senator Schwertner’s wife and son; and Shirley Harmes, Habitat volunteer.

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Habitat for Humanity building homes for Wilco families

Katherine Hamilton
Sunday, December 7, 2025
One house at a time, Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County is making homeownership a dream-come-true for Wilco residents.Since 1999, the nonprofit has built 92 safe, affordable homes in Georgetown, Jarrell, Round Rock, Taylor, Cedar Park and Granger.
Phyllis Popplewell redid the Ride on Center for Kids’ Sensory Trail after she noticed it needed a little tender, loving care. (Photo Courtesy of ROCK)

Phyllis Popplewell redid the Ride on Center for Kids’ Sensory Trail after she noticed it needed a little tender, loving care. (Photo Courtesy of ROCK)

ROCK volunteer brings butterflies to revamped trail

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Growing up in Dallas, Phyllis Popplewell loved being outdoors. But after completing the Master Naturalist Certification Program a few years ago, her perspective and appreciation of nature shifted.
Yesterday’s Gone Life Coach Yoko Ochoa, left, expresses her excitement about the nonprofit’s first fundraiser to founder and executive director Loree Tamayo, May 3.

Yesterday’s Gone Life Coach Yoko Ochoa, left, expresses her excitement about the nonprofit’s first fundraiser to founder and executive director Loree Tamayo, May 3.

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Nonprofit commemorates one year of hope, healing

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, May 9, 2025
Photos by Nalani NuylanWilco nonprofit Yesterday’s Gone celebrated its first fundraiser and first year of operations on May 3. “It’s been an amazing year,” said Loree Tamayo, founder and executive director. “Nothing short of divine intervention.
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