The Williamson County Sun is a locally owned community newspaper based in Georgetown, Texas.
02/07/2025
Georgetown ISD is building two new schools funded by its 2024 Bond Program, members of the district’s Citizens Advisory Committee learned Tuesday, February 4. The group meets quarterly to review progress on new construction and renovations in GISD. Work is underway on a new middle school and an elementary school located on Georgetown’s east side. Both will open in Fall 2026. The schools share a 65-acre property at Patriot Way and State Highway 130 Toll Road. Check out the aerial view of the construction site, and see the Sun's latest issue for more information.
02/07/2025
Veteran high school football coach Bill Robertson has been named the new East View High School head football coach and athletic director. He comes to EVHS with 25 years of coaching experience, most recently as the Defensive Coordinator for the College Station A&M Consolidated High School Tigers. During his time in College Station, the Tigers advanced to the State Quarterfinals in 2023 and the Regional Semi-Finals in 2024, posting a 22-5 record and featuring a defense that ranked as the No. 2 scoring defense in Region III. In Central Texas, he’s also coached at Stony Point, Connolly and Leander high schools.
02/05/2025
Georgetown Police Chief Cory Tchida said Monday GPD is working to extradite a Georgia youth identified as the source of the bomb threat that closed Georgetown High School January 29. The date for the extradition, however, is not yet determined. He said GPD has “secured directives to apprehend (the suspect) for a terroristic threat, false alarm/report and tampering with evidence.”
02/04/2025
“We don’t want to allow [our] history to be erased, so it’s so important to keep it in remembrance. We’re not trying to stop progress, but we’re not trying to erase history either.”
Check out the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association's efforts to bring the community together during Black History Month and throughout the year.
In the 1970s, a group of volunteers came together as the The Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association to take care of the Afro-American Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery on Memorial Drive.
02/03/2025
Nearly 50 new beds will be added to the Williamson County Juvenile Justice Center once the expansion project is complete. Congressman John Cater and others were present for the groundbreaking, Friday.
Story and Photos by Nalani Nuylan
01/30/2025
The long range plan for the Georgetown Public Library gets closer to completion. On Tuesday, Georgetown City Council was presented with the costs of library facilities that will expand the reach of services.
As library demands increase, Georgetown City Council will look at book lockers, library micro-branches and expanding its downtown facility to serve the growing population.
01/29/2025
GPD and the Texas Rangers investigated the source of the bomb threat at Georgetown High School this morning, and determined it was placed by a 16-year-old in Georgia. The latest update can be found here:
UPDATE: Georgetown High School received an “all clear” Wednesday afternoon after the school was closed that morning due to a bomb threat called into the Georgetown Police Department.
01/29/2025
Georgetown High School will reopen for classes Thursday, January 30, GISD officials said Wednesday after GHS being given an "all clear" by Georgetown police officers. Events scheduled there for Wednesday evening will be held as planned.
The school was closed early Wednesday morning after receiving a telephoned bomb threat. According to GPD, "no explosive devices were located" by officers in their search of the school.
01/29/2025
Georgetown Police provided an update about this morning's bomb threat at Georgetown High School. No bombs were found, and the campus received an "all clear" after students and staff were evacuated and relocated.
Georgetown High School is closed Wednesday, January 29, due to a bomb threat. The Georgetown Police Department said it is actively investigating the threat as of 8 a.m.
Another situation in Georgetown. A gas leak on University Avenue is causing road closures near downtown. Police say impacts could last 8 hours.
Roads between Austin Avenue and Church Street in downtown Georgetown are closed Wednesday morning due to a gas leak.
01/28/2025
Last week, Josh Schroeder - Georgetown Mayor spoke to the business community about the State of the City, the projects it is undertaking and making sure the city is prepared for the future.
Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder spoke to the business community January 23 about the state of the city and Georgetown’s goals heading into 2025.
01/24/2025
After a long time of feeling unheard, some neighborhood leaders look forward to seeing a change in the relationship between the city and their neighbors after a "small victory" at a recent city council meeting.
Residential leaders in the San José and Track-Ridge-Grasshopper neighborhoods celebrated what they called a “small victory” January 14, when Georgetown City Council agreed to compromises regarding
01/21/2025
Both Georgetown and Jarrell ISDs will operate on a normal schedule for students and staff Wednesday, January 22, the districts said this afternoon.
The decision comes following officials' consultations with the National Weather Service and local officials who advised that precipitation is evaporating and roads should be safe for travel.
01/21/2025
“Seek help when you need it, and never give up on your dreams. Remember, you are capable of amazing things. You are strong, you are brave, you are resilient, you are worthy of love and success.”
Yesterday's MLK Day march ended in an event at Macedonia Baptist Church where speaker Sonja Cousar gave the crowd words of encouragement.
Cold Texas weather could not deter marchers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade that went from the county courthouse to Macedonia Baptist Church on January 20.
01/21/2025
Georgetown ISD’s regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting has been rescheduled from tonight, Jan. 21, to Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m.
The district is closed today for inclement weather including icy roads and freezing temperatures.
More information about GISD’s inclement weather procedures can be found at
Inclement Weather Procedures - Georgetown Independent School District
01/20/2025
Due to the weather, many of the City of Georgetown offices that were closed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day will remain closed on January 21.
Because of the winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service, the city is closing its offices.
01/20/2025
Both Georgetown and Jarrell ISDs announced Sunday evening that they will be closed on Tuesday, January 21, due to forecasted inclement weather. Freezing precipitation and temperatures are expected throughout Monday night and into Tuesday morning, deeming it unsafe for travel.
GISD Communication Director Melinda Brasher said extracurricular activities are also canceled for Tuesday. Coaches/teachers will provide more information at a later time on rescheduled opportunities.
Jarrell ISD’s after-school activities and programs also are canceled. Athletic games will be rescheduled, Nick Spinetto, JISD Communication Director, said.
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Williamson County Sun posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Contact The Business
Send a message to The Williamson County Sun:
Videos
GISD staff holds a flash mob on the Courthouse lawn.
GISD Candidate Forum
District 2: GT City Council Candidate Forum (Video starts at 1:15 mark)
District 6: Georgetown City Council Candidate Forum
GT City Council Mayoral Candidate Forum
Forum starts at 7:10 mark
Sheriff Chody speaks on indictment charge
Our annual Guide to Georgetown is finally back! Grab your copy to see the changes in Georgetown over the past year, and all the best places you didn't know about! Sunny has her copy, do you have yours?
The Sun Forum: GISD Trustees Candidates followed by City Council Candidates hosted at The Palace Theater in Georgetown, Tx
Grab the Guide!
New Solar Power Plant
West Texas sun to shine energy on Georgetown
The long-awaited Buckthorn Solar Farm is up and running.
Stakeholders, including representatives from the City of Georgetown, made the trip to Pecos County Thursday morning to celebrate the ribbon cutting.
The solar farm sprawls across 1,250 acres — nearly two square miles — 13 miles north of Fort Stockton. A million-and-a-half photovoltaic solar panels soak up the West Texas sunshine to provide energy to Georgetown.
the City has a 25-year contract from July 2018 onward with NRG Energy to pull power from the freshly-finished power plant.
On a Saturday, May 19, 1877, The Williamson County Sun printed its first issue, a simple four-page broadsheet newspaper. The latest issue is the most recent of a series that has now continued, without interruption, for 142 years.
At first, the Sun rented space on the third floor of the first courthouse built on the Square. Two more courthouses have been built since then.
In 1881, the Sun moved into the stone building at 711 Main Street on the east side of the Square. In 1936 the newspaper bought and moved into the 2-story building next door where the paper is still printed today.
Throughout its history, the Sun has always been locally owned and today is in its 70th year of family ownership.
The Sun is not only the oldest newspaper in the county, it is the oldest business in the county, having operated continuously in its original form for 142 years.
Originally, and today, the Sun is the newspaper of the county seat and focuses on news of Georgetown, the central county area and county government.
In 1974, the Sun added a weekend paper, The Sunday Sun. In 1981 it launched an advertising companion, The Sun Advertiser.
![“We don’t want to allow [our] history to be erased, so it’s so important to keep it in remembrance. We’re not trying to ...](https://img3.medioq.com/014/342/1574763940143429.jpg)
