A rendering shows the city’s planned second downtown parking garage, built as a partnership between the Texas Municipal League and Georgetown, which will replace the Red Poppy Lot at Ninth and Main Streets.
Sun City artist Susan Hoppenworth explains the significance of the Guatemalan belts and bookmarks in her quilt “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” The quilt is one of nine on display in a 9/11 memorial gallery in Sun City. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
An American flag that flew on the Georgetown Fire Department’s Engine 2 on 9/11/2001 was again flying during this year’s Memorial Stair Climb at Birkelbach Field on Friday, September 11, 2026, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Saturday, September 12, 2026
The Georgetown Fire and Police departments on Friday continued their tradition of honoring the victims and heroes of the attacks on September 11, 2001, by climbing the bleachers at Georgetown High School football stadium early in the morning.
Somerset Hills Road District No. 4. Sun Archive.
Garey Park is opening new amenities after construction over the past 18 months. (Sun Archive)
A crew prepares smoked meats for meals during the Fall Bazaar held at Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
6-year-old Camden Velez happily settles into his kindergarten classroom on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the first day of classes at George Washington Carver Elementary School.
Sol Arce, left, hugs her freshman grandson Jonas Aguiar of San Antonio as he moves into Jessie Daniel Ames Hall on Saturday, August 15, 2026 during freshmen move-in day at Southwestern University. Jessie Daniel Ames Hall opened to students in January. The approximately 1400 students will begin their classes on August 24th. Photo by Andy Sharp
Art Scapes by Ellen Greeny
September 9, 1976: Linda Rumbaugh of Salado is sworn in as Georgetown's first female police officer by Asst. City Manager W. L. Walden. A dispatcher for the Georgetown police department the past four years, 24-year-old Rumbaugh got her badge in a City Hall ceremony last week and began patrol duties immediately. She completed officer training with three other women last month at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos.
No. 99 Ethan Casey leads the Eagles onto the field Friday, September 4. Photos by Lawson Richter
Thomas Lanard "Tom" Paxson
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