Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 2 when we change the clocks back to Standard Time.
“I am reminding everyone to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. It’s part of the national ‘Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery Campaign,’” says Don Jansen, fire inspector with the City of Georgetown.
October is Fire Prevention Month which, [...]

The Sun City Community Association and the Rotary Club of Georgetown and Sun City are proud to announce their 12th annual Hill Country Arts and Crafts Fair.  The fair will include about 90 vendors and emphasizes handcrafted, homemade products of all sorts (jewelry, pottery, clothing accessories, hand-carved wooden items, stained-glass products, ceramics, silk-flower arrangements, and [...]

Shop the arts & crafts booths and volunteers collectibles booth. Enjoy baked goods, BBQ sandwiches, Wesley best pickles. There will be entertainment featuring varied local talent and a silent auction featuring art from Bob Lilly. The event takes place Saturday from 9-5 and Sunday from 12:30-4:30 at Wesleyan at Estrella. For more info, call 863.2528.

Continuing the live music series that the Georgetown Public Library began in October with the Latin music band, Cerronato, on Sunday, November 9, 2008, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Austin Bella Corda will perform for your enjoyment. The eight-member guitar ensemble that has wowed audiences at the library before returns with a program that should [...]

Original artwork that could be featured in the official 2009 Red Poppy Festival poster is being sought by the Red Poppy Planning Committee. A panel of local artists will select the winner, which must be original and depict some facet of the Red Poppy Festival. Two-dimensional artworks in a variety of styles are welcome.
The original [...]

The old library at 808 MLK, Jr. Street will be transformed into a haunted house for two days this week. Called Trick or Treat Street, the haunted house is just one part of a family-friendly Halloween event on October 30 and 31 from 6 to 9 p.m. each night.
A safe alternative for kids and parents, [...]

November 7th is First Friday!
Shops are open until 8 p.m. around the historic downtown Square for an evening of strolling, gallery-hopping, and dining.
Enjoy live music and a lively atmosphere on a beautiful fall evening. A relaxing stroll around the historic Square will captivate your senses. Treasure the experience of getting away to Georgetown.
For details about downtown [...]

The early voting period for the November 4 election started on October 20 and goes through October 31. Williamson County residents can vote early at any early voting location in Williamson County. For a complete list of early voting locations, go to the Voting Locations page on the City website.
Early voting locations in Georgetown [...]

Earlier this year on August 16, five members of the Georgetown community shared their personal experiences from the period of desegregation in Georgetown’s schools during the 1950s and 1960s. The panel discussion took place at and was sponsored by the Georgetown Public Library.
A videotape of the panel is replaying on Georgetown channel 10 on Suddenlink [...]

On Sunday, November 9, from 3-5 p.m., Austin Bella Corda, the eight-member guitar ensemble that has wowed audiences at the Georgetown Public Library before, returns with a program that should engage most any musical taste–classical, folk, new age, Afropop, gypsy, and new compositions by director Kevin Taylor.

Two weeks later, on Sunday, November 23, from 3-5 [...]