On June 18, Chief Marc Owens took the reins at the City of Jarrell Police Department. After serving 25 years in many capacities at the Grand Prairie Police Department in North Texas, he reached a point, he says, that he wanted to try something different.
On July 13, United States Army Futures Command (AFC) announced that from 150 cities considered, they chose Austin to be their headquarters under the direction of four-star General John Murray. AFC is a US Army Command aimed at modernizing the Army. It will be focused on
The City of Georgetown has partnered with Lyft to offer rides in Georgetown with the transportation network company. The program is a limited-time promotion to allow the City to learn about rideshare use in Georgetown. Rides that originate in the Georgetown city limits are eligible for
The 14U All-stars—Georgetown Pride— represented the Georgetown Youth Girls Softball Association at the 2018 World Series Championships in Laredo last month. This plucky group if 15 young athletes, assembled from Georgetown, East View and Jarrell High School club teams after the regular season, played double-headers,
The Worship Place in Sun City has scheduled special events in August and September for their 20th Anniversary Celebration. The theme of the season is "To God Be The Glory" and it starts off with a dinner program and concert August 31. This event was sold
Friendly Will Baptist Church in Georgetown celebrated three years in their new building August 5 with special Sunday service and an appreciation banquet hosted by Pastor Rudy Williams and First Lady Sharon. Friendly Will Church is more than a century old, and the congregation made headlines
I am going to drop some science on my dear readers and gently request that the world just get over my love of french fries. I recently validated that I am a SuperTaster. I have suspected for a while, but some reasonably legitimate websites have confirmed
On July 20-22, five students from GISD's Village Elementary School participated in the 2018 Stars and Stripes National Trampoline and Tumbling Gymnastics Championships in Reno, NV. The athletes brought home medals in five categories. More than 1,000 of the nation’s top Level 5-7 Junior Olympic trampoline