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I am 65 this year and I will be voting by mail. However, my husband (age 64) and my daughter-in-law (who has asthma) and my son-in-law (who has a compromised immune system) will not have the opportunity to vote by mai l, despite the fact that they are all in high-risk categories for the coronavirus.
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The Bastrop County Health Authority has confirmed the fourth local fatality from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual was a 67-year old male from Del Valle in Bastrop County.
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Friends, family members and the McDade community lined Highway 20 to celebrate the 15 seniors graduating from McDade High School with a parade on Thursday evening.
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On Monday morning, the Bastrop County Commissioners’ Court discussed the recent efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and approved a series of agreements to aid those efforts.
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Despite the challenges presented by a pandemic that has drastically altered the way people can safely gather, the graduating seniors from Elgin High School and Phoenix High School were able to officially end their high school careers and say goodb
Read moreThis year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many spring graduation ceremonies are either being held online or are invitation-only. Here is where you can view online videos and livestreams of various local graduation ceremonies:
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As students and teachers prepare to finish an unprecedented semester and start to look forward to an uncertain fall semester, in the meantime Elgin ISD issued some information about the district’s summer operations.
Read moreThe Bastrop County Elections Department released an action plan last Wednesday detailing the steps they are planning to take to make the July 14 special election safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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