The Williamson County Sun is an award-winning community newspaper based in Georgetown, Texas. It is mailed to subscribers on Wednesday and Friday each week.
The Sun is not only the oldest newspaper in Williamson County, it is the county’s oldest business. Printing its first issue May 19, 1877, the newspaper has been published without interruption for more than 145 years. Throughout its history, the Sun has always been locally owned and now has over 70 years of family ownership.
At first, the Sun rented space on the third floor of the original courthouse built on the Square. In 1881, the Sun moved into the stone building at 711 Main Street on the east side of the Square, and in 1936, the newspaper bought and moved into the two-story building next door. The paper is still written there today.
The Sun is the newspaper of record for the county seat and focuses on news about Georgetown, county government and other neighboring communities in Williamson County.
Our office at 707 Main Street, Georgetown, can be reached at 512-930-4824 and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon; 1–5 p.m.
Our Staff
Publishers
CLARK THURMOND
clark@wilcosun.com
LINDA SCARBROUGH
linda@wilcosun.com
News
NICHOLAS CICALE
Editor
editor@wilcosun.com
NALANI NUYLAN
County Reporter
nalani@wilcosun.com
KAITLYN WILKES
City Reporter
kaitlyn@wilcosun.com
KATHERINE ANTHONY
Schools Reporter
katherine@wilcosun.com
ABBEY ARCHER
Business Reporter
abbey@wilcosun.com
Opinion and Letters to the Editor
We and our readers value your letters. Email your letter to opinion@wilcosun.com and put your letter in the body of the email in plain email type. Include your name, address and a daytime phone number.
Submissions become property of The Williamson County Sun and may be edited for length and clarity. We do not open attachments or accept letters written in all capital letters or incomplete sentences. Not all letters received are published.
Letters published represent the opinions of the writer and do not represent the viewpoints of the Sun.
Letter guidelines
• Letters must be 350 words or less.
• Do not make accusations about private individuals, businesses or groups. The policy positions of government entities and officials may, however, be politely addressed or questioned.
• When presenting facts or data, be specific and reference the sources of your information.
• Do not name call, attack someone’s intelligence or make assumptions about a person’s beliefs. Hateful or rude language will not be tolerated.
• Do not attack or make generalizations about groups based on their religion, race, gender or sexual orientation.
Business & Billing
KATHRYN MANASCO
General Manager
accounting@wilcosun.com
512-930-4824 ext. 208
Advertising and Circulation
DAWN STEELE
Advertising, Inserts & Circulation
512-930-4824 ext. 202
Circulation
circ@wilcosun.com
Celebrations
Email celebrations@wilcosun.com to place a celebration advertisement announcing a wedding, anniversary, birthday, graduation or retirement.
Obituaries
Email obit@wilcosun.com to submit an obituary. Deadlines are Monday, 3 p.m. for the Wednesday edition, and Thursday, 3 p.m. for the Sunday edition.
Display Advertising
Email ads@wilcosun.com to reserve space by 5 p.m. Friday for the Wednesday edition and 5 p.m. Tuesday for the Sunday edition.
Legal Notice Line Advertising
Email legals@wilcosun.com with egal notices. Payment must be processed by 10 a.m. on Monday for the Wednesday publication, or 10 a.m. on Wednesday for the weekend publication. Display ads with special formatting requirements follow Display Advertising deadlines. Publisher's notarized affidavits of publication are available.
Classified Line Advertising
Email class@wilcosun.com. Payment must be processed by 10 a.m. on Monday for the Wednesday publication, or 10 a.m. on Wednesday for the weekend publication.
Inserts
Email inserts@wilcosun.com for inquiries. Pre-printed inserts can be placed in our in-county circulation. Approved insertion order and pre-printed inserts are required one week prior to publication.
Production
MATTHEW BRAKE
Production Manager
production@wilcosun.com