Santa arrives as Georgetown police hug keeps smiles bright
Georgetown Police Chief Cory Tchida receives a hug from 6 year old Olive Lujan dressed as Elsa during a holiday gift distribution. Olive's mother Lyndsay Luhan, Georgetown Assistant City Attorney, helped at the event where gifts reached 2,660 kids this year.
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Georgetown
Cory Tchida
Olive Lujan
Elsa
Olive
Lyndsay Luhan
Magnolia Angeletta
Georgetown Police Department
Georgetown Public Safety
Georgetown City Church gifts bikes to Cooper Elementary students
City Church Georgetown with Bikes for Goodness Sake donated fifty new Huffy bicycles to Cooper Elementary School students and their parents on December 14. Lead Pastor Brett Levy said volunteers raised thirteen thousand dollars to fund the program.
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Georgetown
City Church
Cooper
City Church Georgetown
Bikes For Goodness Sake
Brett Levy
Georgetown approves 71-foot cupola on Austin Avenue project
A courthouse view waiver precedes approval by the City Council and Historic Architectural Review Commission for a mixed use building at 601 South Austin Avenue. The cupola reaches 71 feet while the rest stands at about 46 feet over three and a half stories. Planning Director Sofia Nelson cites Downtown Master Plan implementation and downtown opportunity.
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Georgetown
Austin Avenue
Historic Architectural Review Commission
South
Austin
Avenue
Sofia Nelson
CAMPO funds widen SH 130 in Williamson County
CAMPO approves 250 million dollars in TxDOT funding to widen State Highway 130 from two to three lanes in each direction over a 15 mile stretch from Gattis School Road to I 35. Construction set to begin in 2027. Improve mobility and safety for Williamson County residents.
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Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Texas Department of Transportation
Williamson County
CAMPO
Gattis School Road
Round Rock
Georgetown
Cynthia Long
Campo Transportation Policy Board
Russ Boles
San Gabriel River fish kill spurs Texas inquiry
The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality probes San Gabriel River water quality near Georgetown after dozens of fish died in late November. Georgetown resident Mark Shepherd reported abnormal fish behavior during an evening walk with his wife, noting fish struggling on the surface and some already dead.
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Texas Commission of Environmental Quality
San Gabriel River
Georgetown
Mark Shepherd
Shepherd
Mass fish kill prompts warden and TCEQ probes
A resident describes a strong chlorine smell as about 100 bass and carp died in a water body. The game warden arrived the morning after a Thanksgiving call, followed soon by Texas commission investigators. Texas Parks and Wildlife says it is aware of the incident.
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TCEQ
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Kirk McDonnell
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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