A map shows the scope of the first phase of work in Southwestern’s 560 mixed-use plan, which will be built southwest of the Old Smith Creek Road and Smith Creek Road intersection and along University Avenue. (Courtesy Southwestern University)

A map shows the scope of the first phase of work in Southwestern’s 560 mixed-use plan, which will be built southwest of the Old Smith Creek Road and Smith Creek Road intersection and along University Avenue. (Courtesy Southwestern University)

Southwestern University, City of Georgetown will break ground on 560 development soon

Southwestern University’s long-anticipated development project on the 560 acres east of campus will...
Volunteers at the Madella Hilliard Senior Center, 803 West Eighth Street, pack meals and vacuum seal them for lunchtime delivery for Meals on Wheels. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Volunteers at the Madella Hilliard Senior Center, 803 West Eighth Street, pack meals and vacuum seal them for lunchtime delivery for Meals on Wheels. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Nonprofits see rise in food insecurity, requests for additional financial support

The number of people served through The Caring Place’s food pantry has been steadily increasing throughout the year, according to Erin Becnel, the nonprofit’s programs and services director, and they’ve been seeing a record number of people in recent months.
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Morgan Taylor Myers, Director of Production at the Georgetown Palace, is surrounded by the new seating area at the historic theater on Tuesday, September 29. A late-January ice storm and flood decimated the seating area. After a few months the Springer Stage reopened, but with the old seats. The new seats await attendees for the Palace’s production of Oklahoma, which opens Friday, October 2, continuing through November 1.

Morgan Taylor Myers, Director of Production at the Georgetown Palace, is surrounded by the new seating area at the historic theater on Tuesday, September 29. A late-January ice storm and flood decimated the seating area. After a few months the Springer Stage reopened, but with the old seats. The new seats await attendees for the Palace’s production of Oklahoma, which opens Friday, October 2, continuing through November 1.

Best seat in the house

A Texas Longhorn rests on a hill in the Beyersville community east of Coupland  on Tuesday evening, September 8, 2026.

A Texas Longhorn rests on a hill in the Beyersville community east of Coupland on Tuesday evening, September 8, 2026.

Longhorn on a hill

A Texas Longhorn rests on a hill in the Beyersville community east of Coupland  on Tuesday evening,...
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.

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.

On 25th anniversary, Georgetown stair climb honors victims of 9/11

The Georgetown Fire and Police departments on Friday continued their tradition of honoring the...
Travis Stroud reaches for a downfield catch before a big gain.  Photos by Lawson Richter

Travis Stroud reaches for a downfield catch before a big gain. Photos by Lawson Richter

Eagles Football: Georgetown wins 61-7 on homecoming night

Georgetown turned homecoming night into a game of explosive offense and defensive playmaking,...
Jittra Abraham

Jittra Abraham

Jittra Abraham

Jittra Abraham died peacefully on September 18, 2026, in Georgetown, Texas.
Donna Haskell

Donna Haskell

Donna E. Haskell

Donna E. Haskell (Jones), 87, of Georgetown, Texas, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2026, at...