Georgetown News Archives

San Antonio has been named one of the best places in America for an entrepreneur to live and launch a new business. via San Antonio Business Journal

“This was the right thing for us to do for our customers, and it's good for the Metroplex.”

Texans with flex-fuel vehicles gained easier access Friday to E85 ethanol at the first public biofuel pumps in the nation owned by a new car and truck dealership. via Paddock Talk

Sun City Texas, a community by Del Webb, announced today its third annual Sun City Texas Wine and Jazz Experience on Saturday, April 5 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy the eclectic sounds of ... via Market Wire

“The terms are confidential, but I will say we've always stated that it's about fair market value, and we've received fair market value”

After months of wrangling, KXAN and Suddenlink Cable have reached a retransmission agreement, and now viewers in Pflugerville, Georgetown and Leander can watch weatherman Jim Spencer again. via The Austin American-Statesman

KXAN will be back on Suddenlink cable systems Tuesday on channel 4, replacing KCEN. via KXAN-TV Austin

“Our reason for being there may not be the right reason, but we're already there and my thinking was if we went in and we didn't find what we were looking for, we should have come back out as quickly as we went it.”

POST A COMMENT Four days before their son's 21st birthday, Doris and Carl Anderson's lives changed forever. via WBTW

“I think it's interesting. Something happens every day. It's not a typical job”

Moises Sanchez, center, and his wife, Rosa Sanchez, both of Chaparral, N.M,. filled out applications Tuesday for jobs at a new Otero County federal detention center. via El Paso Times

GEORGETOWN, Texas - A Texas man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for his 10th conviction of driving while intoxicated since 1979. via KSTP

North Austin bank robbed Tuesday Police are investigating the robbery of the Washington Mutual Bank on Lake Creek Parkway. via News 8 Austin

“Women may disregard their options for diagnosis and treatment for many reasons”

Despite the push for early diagnosis and the advances made in treatment, women must take the first step to detect breast cancer and decide which medical route they wish to pursue. via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

World travelers hang their hats at hostels during SXSW SXSW has gained international fame over the years, making Austin's hostels a hot spot for international visitors this time of year. via News 8 Austin

A Mexican police officer will be sentenced today for raping a Georgetown girl in 2006. via Austin American Statesman

Robert Sanchez was one of three ACC officers accused in 2005 of double dipping by working off-campus jobs while they were supposed to be working at the college. via Austin American Statesman

Ada Arts and Heritage Center will host its monthly First Friday reception on March 7 at the Center located at 14th and Rennie. via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

“It's pretty cool because we studied caves last semester in science”

'No touching' might be too much for younger ones, but otherwise it's good family fun. via Austin American-Statesman

TRISUN Heathcare named James Hardee as south region vice president of operations and Shannon Franchuk as administrator of Park Place Care Center, a skilled-nursing facility in Georgetown. via Austin American Statesman

A fourth suspect has been charged with kidnapping a 74-year-old Georgetown man who was returned home last week. via Austin American Statesman

“It's part of the city's economic development plan in drawing those types of business to the community”

Arizona-based Bourn Partners plans to transform 185 acres in Georgetown into a development that will include apartments, medical office or research space and senior assisted-living facilities. via Austin American Statesman

A 74-year-old Georgetown area man is back with his family after San Antonio police caught up with his suspected kidnappers at the Safari Inn Motel on Old Highway 90 on Thursday, Police Chief William McManus ... via MySA.com