Time to un-decorate and dispose of your Christmas tree?
Don’t throw it away! Turn your Christmas tree into mulch instead of sending it to the landfill.
Bring your tree to the City of Georgetown’s Collection Station from January 2 through February 1. We’ll grind it into mulch and give it back to you, free [...]

At the toy distribution day on December 15, Blue Santa helped to make Christmas a little merrier for kids in Georgetown. Linda Lipscomb, the volunteer coordinator for Blue Santa, says some 1,300 children received toys from Blue Santa this year. The annual program of the Georgetown Police Department provided toys for more [...]

More than 300 children, parents, and family members came to Breakfast with Santa on December 8 at Georgetown Fire Station 1. Kids got to eat pancakes and then share their wish list with Santa Claus, who arrived in style in a red Corvette “sleigh.”
The event by the Georgetown Fire Department and the [...]

City of Georgetown offices will be closed on December 24 and 25 and on January 1 for the New Year’s holiday. This includes the following:
• Animal Shelter, 110 W.L. Walden Drive
• City Hall, 113 E. Eighth Street
• Georgetown Municipal Complex, 300-1 Industrial Avenue
• Library, 402 W. Eighth Street
• Municipal Court, 101 [...]

Improve your computer skills
Dan Tannenbaum will teach three classes during January. On Tuesday, January 22, from 1-4 p.m., he’ll discuss Internet safety and show you how to protect yourself and your computer.
On Wednesday, January 23, from 1-4 p.m. he’ll teach the beginning class in using Excel. Learn how to set up a [...]

Gary Nelon has decided not to seek a third term as Georgetown’s mayor. “I always had in my mind that two terms as an elected official is about long enough,” says Nelon. “Also, this will give any who aspire for the position till the March 10 filing to decide upon a candidacy.”
The Mayor’s current term [...]

A limited-edition collectible Christmas ornament featuring the Williamson County Courthouse is available at the Visitor Information Center. The ornament commemorates the restored courthouse, which was re-dedicated on Saturday.
Only 250 of the high-quality brass collectible ornaments were produced, and as of December 14, only 70 are left. The cost of the ornament is [...]

Early closing during holiday weeks
The library will close at 6:00 p.m. Monday, December 17 through Friday, December 21, Wednesday, December 26 though Friday, December 28, and Monday, December 31. Regular hours will be observed Saturday and Sunday, December 22 and 23.
The library will be closed December 24 and 25 and January 1.
Regular [...]

Library will open at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14
So that staff may attend the City’s annual Employee Recognition Luncheon, the library will not open until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 14.
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Williamson County will celebrate the past, present, and future of the newly restored 1910 Williamson County Courthouse at a Rededication Ceremony on Saturday, December 8, starting at 11 am. The courthouse will be open for the public to tour and enjoy free entertainment and refreshments until 3 pm. Entertainment will include the Texas Fiddlers, Mariachi [...]