Need extra money? Georgetown Parks and Recreation is looking for umpires for the adult softball leagues. The pay is $15 per game.  Game times are 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm and 10:00pm (if necessary). The umpires meeting for 2012 ASA certification will be held at 9:00am on Saturday, February 25, at the Parks and Recreation Administration Building [...]

Residents in the Sun City and Georgetown Village neighborhoods in Georgetown should not use irrigation systems or sprinklers and should limit other water use on Sunday, January 29. The reason is a scheduled outage of the Lake Water Treatment Plant. On Sunday, the only available water will be in storage tanks. The limit on water [...]

The City of Georgetown Animal Shelter will offer a free spay or neuter clinic for free-roaming cats in Georgetown on February 4. Residents with a cat that goes outside can request an appointment on that day. The goal of the clinic is to reduce the free-roaming cat population. Spay and neuter surgeries and a rabies [...]

Attention runners and walkers! This is your last chance to get early-bird registration prices for the Annual Cupid’s Chase 5k Run/Walk presented by Georgetown Parks and Recreation and Star Smiles Pediatric Dentistry! Register by January 25, 2012 for only $17 for adults and $12 for Seniors Adults and Children 12 & under. After January 25, [...]

Without much public fanfare, the Georgetown Animal Shelter passed an important animal welfare milestone last year. In 2011, the shelter had a live outcome rate of 90 percent. That means that nine out of ten animals that came to the shelter were adopted to new homes, transferred to rescue groups, or returned to their owner. [...]

As a way to encourage new business activity in Georgetown and to help identify and remove any roadblocks in the development process, City Manager Paul Brandenburg will begin holding monthly meetings for those in the development and building sector. The informal meetings will provide a chance for those involved in the development and building process [...]

Georgetown Parks & Recreation is searching for 3 qualified camp counselors for the Camp Goodwater Spring Break Camp program which will take place March 12-16, 2012. The ideal candidate will have experience working with children ages 5-12 and be certified in CPR/AED and First Aid. The ideal candidate must also be available the week of [...]

The downtown streets of Georgetown will transformed into a race course for 800 cyclists and 5,000 spectators for the inaugural Georgetown Grand on May 19 – 20. Professional and Olympic cyclists and bike racers from across the country are expected to compete in a criterium race, the exciting Grand Prix of cycling. The Georgetown Grand, [...]

The Georgetown Main Street Program is kicking off the new year with a Breakfast Bites quarterly public roundtable discussion on January 25. The topic is New Downtown Developments for the New Year. This is an interactive session open to the public to provide an update on several downtown initiatives planned for 2012. The event on [...]

The Georgetown Project invites youth, grades 9-12, to participate in the 2012 MLK, Jr. Youth Service Day hosted at the Georgetown Teen Center located on the north side of the Recreation Center at 1003 N. Austin Avenue.  Lunch is provided free of charge, compliments of The Georgetown Project. Service projects will begin at 10 a.m. [...]