Input sought for public spaces near Georgetown library, City Hall
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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GEORGETOWN, Texas - The City of Georgetown is seeking input on tentative plans to develop public spaces downtown.
The City says it is working to create new public spaces around several of its facilities between West, Rock, Eighth, and Ninth streets, known as the City Center, including the Georgetown Public Library, Council and Court building, Georgetown City Hall, and the Light & Waterworks buildings.
The goal for the public spaces is to tie together the City s presence with more functional space for Georgetown residents, says the City. Proposed concepts for the new City Center include public green space, art, a playscape, native landscaping, food truck spaces, and more.
100 Club of Central Texas announces award winners ahead of Saturday ceremony Austin American-Statesman
100 Club announces award winners
The 100 Club of Central Texas has announced the first responders who will be honored at the 38th annual awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Saturday on Facebook and YouTube.
The first responders being honored are Sarah Sanchez, Lockhart Emergency Medical Services Outstanding Administrative Technician; Claire Gonzalez, Austin Police Department Outstanding Emergency Communications Operator; Micah Morgan, Austin-Travis County EMS Outstanding Emergency Medical Technician; Nick Laux, Bastrop County ESD 2 Outstanding Firefighter; Patrick Turck, Round Rock Police Department Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer; Central Texas SWAT Crisis Negotiation Team Outstanding Team; Gary Phillips, Texas Rangers Lifetime Achievement Award; and Albino “Bino” Cadenas Chair Award.
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Recently uncovered bodies at Q Street reveal a connection to the Georgetown slave trade Illustration by John Woolley
Archaeologists discovered the remains of 28 African Americans at the 3300 block of Q Street NW in Georgetown from the early 1800s, prompting archeologists and historians to develop theories connecting the bodies to Georgetown’s slave trade and the Underground Railroad.
With one body fully analyzed and six others in a preliminary analysis, the process of identifying and tracing the remains has been slow but garnered renewed attention over the area’s history of slavery following the wave of racial justice protests this past summer.
January 13, 2021
CHEER offers new yearly memberships
The annual CHEER membership year now runs Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, starting with 2021. CHEER is a nonprofit agency that serves the 50-plus population in Sussex County through an array of programs and services including nutrition, transportation, home health assistance, and social and recreational activities. Its mission is to keep seniors in their homes enjoying healthy and active lifestyles. The CHEER membership fee of $30 per year gives members access to all seven CHEER congregate meal activity centers in Sussex County plus eligibility for reduced-priced congregate meals and upcoming trips. They also can participate in agency-sponsored classes and virtual activities. Bus service is available to transport members to and from the centers. Members also receive the free Happenings monthly newsletter. For more information, contact a local CHEER center in Georgetown, Greenwood, Lewes, Long Neck, Milton, Ocean View or Roxana. Th