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A statewide order changed Bastrop County’s enforcement of face mask requirements, the county began random voluntary testing of residents, and Bastrop County reached 62 cases of COVID-19 this week.
Read moreAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today announced the first phase of the State of Texas' ongoing plan to safely and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19.
Read moreThe Bastrop County Health Authority in cooperation with the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management will be conducting random testing at 14 locations in Bastrop County on Thursday, April 23, 2020 and Friday, April 24, 2020.
Read moreOffice of Emergency Management deputy director Christine Files gave an update on the county’s activities regarding the COVID-19 pandemic to the Bastrop County Commissioners Court on Monday, April 13.
Read moreThe Elgin Main Street Program launches the COVID-19 Response Advertising Grant Assistance program.
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What happens when “the show can’t go on?” It’s heartbreaking, that is for sure. Due to Covid-19 virus, Bastrop Opera House made the decision to cancel our last weekend of Neil Simon’s Fools and has had to cancel our musical, Hello! My Baby as well as The Odd Couple, a concert performance by Geno Gottchall and his Rockaholics, A Blood Feud Comes To Bastrop, as well as all our youth productions. Just like all the other theatres throughout the country, this has been extremely hard on our theatre. Not just emotionally, but financially as well.
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The Elgin Arts Association holds annual events to showcase artists in and around Elgin. The Pearls of Youth Art Show for young artists is held in the spring. The creativity and skills shown in the youth show have amazed and impressed the community every year.
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Park enthusiasts stuck at home due to COVID-19 had another option to explore the outdoors last week: an online game of I Spy hosted by the Elgin Parks & Recreation Department. Each day, a new challenge was posted, asking participants to find and photograph something in their backyard to match that day’s color. Participants then posted their photos in the activity’s Facebook event for a chance to win a prize.
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