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Category: Features

It’s a Good Day to Talk About Bill Pickett

September 4, 2020 AnnMarie Kennon

photos courtesy of Gerald Anderson For Gerald Anderson, pioneering runs in the family. As Executive Director of the Bill Pickett…

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Posted in: Features Filed under: bill pickett, bill pickett education foundation, gerald anderson, the first bulldogger

Celebrating at the Speed of Life

August 8, 2020 AnnMarie Kennon

Photos by Ann Marshall and Nathan Shannon, courtesy of Skydive Spaceland On July 2, Al Blaschke reached a four-year goal,…

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Posted in: Cover Stories, Features Filed under: al blaschke skydive, betty schleder, guinness world record, oldest tandem skydive, robert chody, skydive spaceland

Smiling Visitors: Georgetown’s Most Pup-ular Therapy

Charlotte Kovalchuk

Ruth Olsen was training her new dog, Maggie, when the instructor said the canine would make a great therapy pet.…

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Posted in: Features Filed under: 6paws training, georgetown pet therapy, pet therapy, ruth olsen, smiling visitors, sun city pet club, tom olsen, WRCRA

What makes Texas “Texas”? • Friday Night Lights

AnnMarie Kennon

TEXAS FOOTBALL MATH: Two Texas high schools, each in a town with 6,000 residents, play football against each other. Equals 20,000…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: dallas cowboys, dallas texans, high school football, longhorn football, permian high school, texas football

“Officer Jolly” The Book!

AnnMarie Kennon

Georgetown already celebrates Officer Delta Jolly as a confident, compassionate—and often whimsical—law enforcement professional. She has been a dispatcher, patrol…

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Posted in: Kids Filed under: delta jolly, georgetown police department, officerjolly

What Makes Texas “Texas”? • Juneteenth: America’s Second Independence Day

July 10, 2020 AnnMarie Kennon

On June 19-20, the City of Georgetown held its annual Juneteenth celebration.  Community members, Myriad civic groups, churches, and local…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: emancipation day, georgetown celebrates, georgetown cultural citizen memorial association, juneteenth, paulette taylor, reverend ronald meyers

Georgetown, A Cinema Destination in the Making

Charlotte Kovalchuk

Some locations in the movie, “The Place We Hide”, might look familiar to us locals. Filmmaker Erik Bernard shot the…

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Posted in: Cover Stories, Features Filed under: cindy weigand, david madison, erik bernard, georgetown film festival, gtxfilm, the place we hide

Six-pack: Non-Profit (R)Evolution

Charlotte Kovalchuk

by Charlotte Kovalchuk and Ann Marie Kennon Due to the recent national crisis, Many non-profit organizations in Georgetown are finding…

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Posted in: Features, Six-Pack of... Filed under: brookwood in georgetown, georgetown nonprofits, georgetown project, helping hands of georgetown, ROCK, seeds of strength, the nest, wccac, we are not broken, williams county child advocacy center

Helping Kids Find—and Lose—Themselves this Summer

AnnMarie Kennon

While many traditional summer activities may not be available this year, the Cordovan Art School is open, and ready to…

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Posted in: Kids Filed under: cordovan art school, georgetown art school, john howell, summer camps georgetown

2020: So Much Class!

June 11, 2020 AnnMarie Kennon

Dear Seniors,  Every graduation class is unique, and something its students remember for their whole lives. This year, we must…

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Posted in: Cover Stories, Features Filed under: class of 2020, covid seniors, east view high school, georgetown high school, graduation 2020, richarte high school, rob dyer, senior parade

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