By Samantha Bryant Tuesday, 15 November 2011 Hundreds of Sun City residents, friends and family gathered Nov. 11 to honor members of the military at the Veterans Memorial Plaza. The guest speaker at the event was Brig. Gen. Joseph P. DiSalvo, the III Corps deputy commanding general at Fort Hood. He thanked the veterans present [...]
By Samantha Bryant Wednesday, 16 November 2011 TAYLOR — Taylor City Council members voted Nov. 15 to direct staff to proceed with building and financing a recreation center and to issue a letter to the YMCA asking the organization to operate the facility. The motion came after city staff presented how the city could fund [...]
By Beth Wade Monday, 21 November 2011 GEORGETOWN — Original Old Coupland Inn and Dancehall owners Barbara and Tim Worthy plan to reopen the dance hall and restaurant in December. The business, which had closed earlier this year, was opened in 1990 by the Worthys, who operated the business until 2003 before selling it to [...]
By Samantha Bryant Wednesday, 23 November 2011 Georgetown City Council voted 6-1 on Nov. 22 for a public safety operations and training facility construction cost option that would build the facility as approved by voters in May 2011—at about 70,000 square feet. Council members had considered five construction options at a Nov. 8 meeting, but [...]
By Beth Wade Wednesday, 30 November 2011 GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce’s Development Alliance will host an endangered species forum Dec. 5 at 9:30 a.m. at the chamber’s offices, located at 100 Stadium Drive. The forum will focus on the potential impact of a recent settlement between environmental group Wild Earth Guardians and [...]
By Beth Wade Friday, 02 December 2011 Southwestern University will host a documentary film festival focused on the ethics of food that will run through February and March in conjunction with its 34th annual Brown Symposium. The symposium’s theme is “Back to the Foodture: Sustainable Strategies to Reverse a Global Crisis.” The event will be [...]
By Samantha Bryant Friday, 02 December 2011 Hearing health care provider Estes Audiology will donate three sets of hearing aids Dec. 14 as a part of the company’s “Gift of Hearing” holiday giveaway. The company has locations in Georgetown, Boerne and New Braunfels, and is requesting nominations of hearing-impaired individuals who would benefit from the [...]
By Samantha Bryant Tuesday, 06 December 2011 HUTTO — Hutto residents can give input on what library programs and services they would like offered at a meeting Dec. 12 at City Hall, 401 W. Front St. The Library Advisory Board and city staff will present the Library Master Plan process at 7 p.m. Citizens will [...]
By Beth Wade Thursday, 08 December 2011 GEORGETOWN — Diners in Georgetown could have a new place to eat and enjoy live music on the Square this January. Jose Velez, the former owner of Manhattan Pie Company, plans to open 50/50 Restaurant and Wine Bar at 708 S. Austin Ave. in the first week of January. The [...]
By Beth Wade Thursday, 08 December 2011 GEORGETOWN — Georgetown ISD Superintendent Joe Dan Lee presented the school board with preliminary attendance zone maps for Frost and McCoy elementary schools at a Dec. 5 school board meeting. The new attendance zones will take effect in the 2012–13 school year as both campuses transition to full [...]
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