She extends her congratulations to Round Rock Public Library and encourages the public to visit their public libraries with their families.

The event was held at the Town & Country Optimist Club Park on Aug. 1 in Austin

Round Rock grad, student take Williamson County internships

·        Brad Stutzman Contributing Writer

10:41 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017  Round Rock

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Cassie Thomas attended Commissioners Court with Garry Brown, Commissioner Cook’s Executive Assistant. Photo by Brad Stutzman

Two Round Rock young women have made productive use of their summer vacations, learning about county government and public service as they served as interns for Precinct 1 Commissioner Terry Cook and Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Bill Gravell.

Cassie Thomas, a Round Rock High School rising senior, interns with Cook, while Chandler Craig, who is heading back to Blinn College in Brenham this fall, spent her summer in Gravell’s office.

Thomas said her time spent with Cook made an impression on her.

“I didn’t know anything about local government before coming into this internship,” she said. “I didn’t know what a county commissioner was.”

Thomas, 16, and her family moved from Arizona to Round Rock in 2014 after her mother was offered a job at Scott & White.

Commissioner Cook and staff go on a tour of Krienke Springs led by historian and naturalist Jane DiGesualdo, who lives in Tonkawa Springs, and Sophie Coladonato, who lives on the lake formed by the springs. Joining the group was Meghan Lind with Cox McLain, Environmental Consulting. Both women are working to preserve the integrity of the springs.