June is National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness (PTSD) Month. PTSD is a form of anxiety that can be caused after someone experiences extreme trauma, such as being involved in a serious accident, an assault or abuse, a natural disaster, or exposure to combat. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs states that PTSD is the third most common mental condition among veterans in the Veterans Affairs (V.A.) hospital system. Click for more information and a list of resources. 

Williamson County is hosting public open houses to share information and collect input on several corridors proposed for study. The open houses are from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The meetings are an open house format, allowing attendees to come and go at their convenience. There will be no alignments shown at these meetings. The purpose of the open houses is to receive input from the public and identify constraints. We will be using the information you provide at this open house to design the future alignment, so your input is invaluable.  Open house dates can be found here.

Williamson County EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award.  This award is given for continuing to meet quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience heart attacks.

A portion of the Brushy Creek Regional Trail will be temporarily closed from June 5 to June 30, 2017, due to upgrades to the railroad bridge by Capital Metro. The closed portion of the trail is between Brushy Creek Sports Park and the 183A Trailhead. While the bridge work is under construction, Williamson County will perform needed repairs to the adjacent boardwalk. There is no alternate route available for this portion of the trail. For safety reasons, the trail and construction area will be completely fenced off and not open to the public during construction. 

The Williamson County Office of Emergency Management is preparing two community protection plans in the event of floods and wildfires. The public is invited to participate in surveys for each of the plans to provide feedback to the County to help in identifying local values and understanding the general attitudes about the hazards and risks related to flooding and wildfires in the community.