Williamson County
County’s Wilco Way annex closed for one day
Nalani Nuylan
The Williamson County Georgetown Annex, located at 100 Wilco Way in Georgetown, will be closed to the public Wednesday, September 27, for a county employee event. Offices will resume normal hours Thursday, Sept. 28.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
A March 21, 2022, tornado traveled through east Williamson County affecting Round Rock, Hutto and Granger. Photo by Gabe Cox.
Tornadoes terrify Wilco, and rightly so
A storm makes its way through Central Texas. As it approaches, the clouded sky takes on a green hue and everything becomes eerily still. These are telltale signs that show a tornado is fast approaching.
Tara Jempty, director of program eligibility and social services of the Williamson County and Cities Health District, speaks of medical problems in the county’s poorer communities at the courthouse during a September 19 meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
Williamson County indigent health care program at highest enrollment
Nalani Nuylan
With Williamson County ranked the third healthiest county in Texas, 12 percent of people under 65 don’t have health insurance, still better than most of the state.
But with unforeseen circumstances leading to a lack of money to pay for health care and the current poverty rate at 6.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Marissa A. Austin, chief executive officer of Court Appointed Special Advocates of Williamson County, poses the 2023 Impact Award from the Central Texas Community Foundation. Photo courtesy of CASA of Williamson County.
CASA of Williamson County receives the 2023 Impact Award
Nalani Nuylan
Three nonprofits across Central Texas were honored at the fifth Central Texas Community Foundation Legacy Luncheon on Wednesday, September 13.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Kamar Knipe-Place
Assault leads to 10 years in prison
Nalani Nuylan
A Williamson County jury on September 13 found Kamar Knipe-Place, 22, guilty of burglary and assault of his former girlfriend at her Round Rock home. The jury sentenced Knipe-Place to seven years in prison for the burglary and 10 years for the assault.
Monday, September 18, 2023
Cedar Park Police officers play basketball at a Cedar Park apartment complex during the department’s National Night Out on August 1, 2023. Photo Courtesy of Cedar Park Police.
Williamson County prepares to celebrate National Night Out
Nalani Nuylan
Cities across the county are preparing for National Night Out on Tuesday, October 3. This year nearly 500 communities in Texas are expected to participate.
Friday, September 15, 2023
Williamson County Commissioners Court approves the proclamation to make September Suicide Prevention Awareness Month during their September 12 meeting at the county courthouse. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
Williamson County commissioners approve September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Nalani Nuylan
The Williamson County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to designate September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month during its September 12 meeting at the county courthouse.
According to a proclamation read to the court, 72 county residents died by suicide in 2021.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Travis County Emergency Paramedics maneuver a rescue boat in the San Gabriel River off Highway 29 during the 2010 floods. Sun Archive Photo.
Floods have written Williamson County’s history
September 1921 takes its place in Williamson County’s historic archives. Fueled by a hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico, a wicked storm pummeled Williamson County September 8-10, lasting 35 hours.
Hector De Jesus Villatoro-Guevara
Cedar Park man sentenced to 45 years for murder
Nalani Nuylan
A Williamson County jury has found 33-year-old Hector De Jesus Villatoro-Guevara guilty of murder in the 2021 shooting death of Cameron Wilcox, 30. The crime occurred in front of Wilcox’s home in Cedar Park.
Jurors issued their guilty verdict September 13.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
The Williamson Museum, located on the Georgetown Square, is a non-profit museum that was founded 20 years ago. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
The Williamson Museum honors Sun newspaper family
Nalani Nuylan
The 11th annual Cattleman’s Ball swings into life at the Sun City Ballroom September 23 at 5:30 p.m. This year’s honorees are publishers Clark Thurmond and Linda Scarbrough, who own The Williamson County Sun in Georgetown — an independent newspaper owned and operated by their family since 1948.
Tuesday, September 12, 2023