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Bastrop County’s COVID-19 dashboard now shows a total of 17 deaths due to COVID-19 after the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) changed its method of reporting fatalities.
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Doing their part to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a sewing group from First Presbyterian Church of Elgin has been working to make and distribute hundreds of free masks to community members, local organizations and hospitals as far away as Lubbock and Los Angeles.
Read moreThe Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is pleased to announce the opening of a second community testing site located at Elgin Ascension Seton.
Read moreElgin ISD students will begin classes—albeit virtually—on August 24, with a return to campus scheduled for September 21.
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Bastrop County officials have released an order with guidelines and restrictions for the safe reopening this fall of schools within the county.
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During these difficult times in the midst of the changes and hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, local mental health experts want to emphasize that “it’s okay to not be okay.”
Read moreOn Tuesday evening, Dr. Desmar Walkes, the health authority for Bastrop County, and County Judge Paul Pape released an order that outlines guidelines and restrictions for county schools.
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Four more deaths in the Elgin area last week have been attributed to COVID-19.
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