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Last Tuesday, dozens of bus drivers and employees from Elgin ISD Child Nutrition Services began handing out breakfast and lunches to families for children 18 years and younger at Elgin Elementary School and 13 other locations throughout Elgin. According to Elizabeth Guajardo, director of child nutrition services, each day the turnout has increased by about 100; they delivered meals to 931 children on Tuesday, 1,142 on Wednesday, 1,399 on Thursday and 1,474 on Friday.
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At Smithville’s Monday, March 9 city council meeting, mayor Scott Saunders declared March 29, 2020 as Vietnam Veterans’ Day by signing a proclamation presented by the Lost Pines Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). March 29 marks 47 years since the last U.S. troops departed Vietnam in 1973.
Read moreRadioshack is open for normal business hours. Mon-Sat 10 to 7 PM. Closed on Sunday.
Read moreIn today’s challenging times, Edward Jones financial advisors are thinking about the health of their clients, their families and their colleagues, what’s happening in their communities and the effect of Covid-19 on the markets.
Read moreElgin banker Jennifer Bray has been promoted to vice president of lending, community banker at Frontier Bank of Texas.
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Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop. The performances scheduled for Bastrop Opera House have been interrupted, but to the Devil’s dismay, our hands are not idle! Two major projects are underway to improve the facility so that when shows are up and running again, several new and improved and desperately needed things at the house will be ready.
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The Bastrop County Cares’ initiative, “Healing History: Resilience through Music and Conversation,” is a four-part series of programs presented throughout Bastrop County which hopes to promote diversity through healing conversations and musical ex
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Amid a wave of event cancellations and postponements due to concerns about the COVID-19 illness, the Elgin Farmers Market continues to offer fresh food and homemade products to Elginites—with some new precautions.
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