Feeling inquisitive? Looking for good conversation? Love a great book? Then Books for Texans is just the thing for you. Join fellow book lovers every other month to discuss exciting books about Texas, yesterday and today. The library has partnered with the Williamson Museum to host a book club for those who would like to [...]

A bus route between Sun City and the Downtown area begins service on Friday, November 28. The route is the first phase of a pilot transit program for the City of Georgetown operated by the Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS).
The Sun City – Downtown route will start at the Sun City Social Center and [...]

City of Georgetown offices will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no trash or recycling collection on Thanksgiving Day (details below).
City facilities and offices closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 include the following:
• Animal Shelter, 110 Walden Drive
• City Hall, 113 [...]

Toys and money needed for low-income children in Georgetown
Blue Santa and his elves with the Georgetown Police Department are getting ready for Christmas, which means they need your help. Last year more than 1,300 Georgetown children in 500 low-income families received toys from Blue Santa.
This year there will likely be more children who qualify. “Georgetown [...]

The Georgetown Public Library Foundation presented a check for $50,000 to the City of Georgetown in October. The donation was the second installment from the foundation’s capital campaign for the new public library, which opened in January 2007. Larry Franks, president of the foundation, gave the check to Mayor George Garver and City Manager Paul [...]

Citi’s data center in Georgetown was named a Gold LEED certified facility on Thursday, making it the first new data center in the U.S. to achieve such a standard. The award was presented by Michele Van Hyfte with the U.S. Green Building Council chapter in Central Texas. The building is the first in Georgetown to [...]

But what you build doesn’t have to be gingerbread and it doesn’t have to be a house!
Rules and information:

You may make any structure you choose.
All building materials should be edible.
“Enhanced” or “embellished” kits will compete in the kit category
Winners will be announced December 17
A $25 gift card will be awarded in each category.
Entries will be [...]

Assistant City Manager Tom Yantis has accepted a position with a private planning and engineering firm and has turned in his resignation, effective December 12.
Yantis started with the City of Georgetown in 1999 as the head of the information technology department. He was promoted to assistant city manager in 2000 and served as interim city [...]

Solid waste and recycling pickup days will change for some Georgetown area residents starting the week of Monday, December 8. The change will affect some, but not all Texas Disposal Systems customers in Georgetown.
If your collection day is changing, a flyer will be delivered to you and a sticker will be placed on your collection [...]

The 2009 Red Poppy Festival Committee is busy planning for the 10th Annual Red Poppy Festival which will be on April 25th & 26th.  This will be the 10th Anniversary of Georgetown’s Red Poppy Festival and we are want to make sure everyone has the most fun ever!  You can help us make this the [...]