A lot of people think 2016 was a terrible year. I don't think we can blame the calendar for bad times. I think social and mainstream media just fed us all the ugly news we could swallow and we ran with it. Because sometimes we're
by Mike Payne 2016 is almost over and a new year is fast approaching. This year has seen some of the biggest changes to emerge on the scene in the U.S. since the late 1960s when men began to wear women’s hair styles, illegal drugs were
On December 13, Hugh Brown, CEO of St. David’s Georgetown Hospital, announced Natalie Byrd is the 2016 Caregiver of the Year. Byrd, an RN in nursing administration, was selected based on her exceptional leadership and commitment to delivering high quality care to her patients. Attached
Pat and Linda Estes (pictured) were re-married December 22 at JP3 by Justice of the Peace Bill Gravell. The Estes were together 16 years, divorced, and decided to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year by tying the knot again. Their story was even
[caption id="attachment_1225" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Detective. Catherine Parker, Lesley Barbiaux (not pictured), Jaclyn Roberts, David Brown, “Santa” Dean Higgenbotham, Ashley Andary[/caption] At their annual Child Protection Team (CPT) Appreciation Luncheon on December 2, the Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center (WCCAC) recognized six outstanding members, voted Most Valuable
Saturday, January 7 at 8am the Rachel Cooke Memorial Run (RCMR) will take place in remembrance of the 15th anniversary of Rachel's disappearance. Rachel's mother, Janet, has enlisted several running clubs to assist in organizing the race to help generate awareness for the investigation, and as
Year in Review From top, L-R: Julie (13) takes a flight with Flying Vikings at Georgetown airport May 19 • Students break ground at Wagner Middle School in April • Williamson County Republican Convention Mar 19 • District Attorney-elect Shawn Dick on Primary night Mar 8
Traveling around Georgetown, it's hard to miss the many Purple Heart signs recently installed on City property to recognize our status as the first Purple Heart City in Texas, effective September 10, 2013. For years, local Veteran advocate and Purple Heart recipient Aaron Cabrera was seeing
County Offices Holiday Hours Williamson County offices will be closed for the Christmas holiday on December 23 and 26, 2016, as well as on December 30, 2016, for the New Year’s holiday. The Commissioners Court will not meet on December 27, 2016, or January 3, 2017.
At the December 13 City Council meeting, Georgetown Fire Department Chief John Sullivan recognized Dr. Michael Maxwell and Dr. Mark Shepherd (photo above by Beth Wade). The two were playing at the tennis center Nov 1 and provided life saving measures to a member who