Mansfield Dam floodgate opens
Updated April 25 at 1:15 p.m. to include current lake, floodgate conditions. The Lower Colorado River Authority opened a floodgate at Mansfield Dam on Lake Travis April 25 at 8 a.m. It was the first time…continue readingEarly voting starts April 25 for May 7 elections
Early voting for the May 7 general elections opened April 25 in Travis, Hays and Williamson counties. Vote center locations and hours for polling times vary. What’s on the ballot? The post Early voting starts…continue readingFormer City Councilmember Rick Stewart passes away
RICK STEWARTFormer Councilmember, Place 3 Former City Councilmember Rick Stewart died Friday, April 22. He was 85. Stewart served three terms on the City Council, from 1991 to 2000. He was a proud U.S. Navy…continue reading Police seek assistance identifying credit union robbery suspect
On Friday, April 22, around 2:50 p.m., officers responded to a robbery in progress call at the Austin Telco Credit Union located at 549 Louis Henna Ave. A black male entered the building and demanded…continue reading Cedar Park Center receives new name
H-E-B is entering into its first naming rights agreement—one that will allow the company to rename Cedar Park Center to H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. Cedar Park Mayor Matt Powell and Rick McLaughlin, general manager of H-E-B…continue readingOrangetheory Fitness set to open 10 new Central Texas studios in 2016
High-energy workout business Orangetheory Fitness will open 10 new Austin-area locations by the end of this year, tripling the sites currently held by the company in the region, said Terry Blachek, Central Texas owner and…continue readingRRISD board urges haste in MS attendance zone proposal
Round Rock ISD board members are hoping to speed up the process of selecting an attendance zone for its newest middle school, scheduled to open in August 2017. Corey Ryan, executive director of communications and…continue readingNational Drug Take-back Day April 30
On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Round Rock Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of…continue reading Hutto receives grant from Union Pacific
Union Pacific recently notified the Hutto Parks & Recreation Department and Keep Hutto Beautiful Commission the city was chosen to receive a $10,000 grant to expand the canopy of trees in Hutto. The community enrichment…continue readingDia de las Madres
The Williamson County Hispanic Heritage Committee, Univision 62 Austin, Round Rock Ballet Folklorico, and the City of Round Rock present a Mother’s Day event, Dia de las Madres, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,…continue reading