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Angelo State University conferred 571 undergraduate degrees and 298 graduate degrees to its spring 2020 graduates.
Read moreJohn Daniel “JD” Buie, of McDade, Texas, a 2012 graduate of Elgin High School, was conferred the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center during the School of Medicine virtual commencement ceremony held on May 22, 2020. While at TTUHSC, Buie completed a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Health Organizations Management, and served as a Dean’s Ambassador. He will be completing a fiveyear Urology Residency at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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After 13 years, former Elgin teacher Delia Perez Meyer was able to reconnect with four of the students from her first kindergarten class in 2007.
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Since the graduating seniors of the Class of 2020 are missing out on many of the traditional end-of-year celebrations and will experience a graduation ceremony with limited in-person attendance due to COVID-19, Elgin ISD and the Elgin community have shown their support for the seniors by placing signs, installing purple lights and decorating the fronts of their businesses. See more photos online at www.elgincourier.com.
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On Sunday morning, the Elgin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6115 hosted their annual Memorial Day ceremony, despite a few differences from their usual event caused by COVID-19 precautions. Instead of breakfast, the VFW offered just coffee and donuts to attendees, and the outdoor Memorial Day ceremony was held in front of a couple of rows of chairs spaced feet apart from each other. Post commander Chuck Swain, along with other leaders of the post, delivered a speech honoring those who lost their lives while serving their country.
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Last year, the Elgin VFW Post 6115 hosted their annual breakfast and Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 26 (pictured right). This year, they will again hold their annual ceremony on Sunday, May 24 at 9 a.m. both at the VFW Post and with an online Zoom meeting.
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Fleming Hospital, located where the Fleming Center now sits on North Avenue C, was opened in 1938 and closed in the 1970s. This photograph was submitted by Bo Carter, who is interested to know if anyone knows the people in this picture. Already identified is Dr. Roy Morris (top right), Faye Carter (bottom, fourth from the left), Gladys Snowden (bottom, fifth from the left) and Wanda Ratsloff (bottom, third from the right).
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Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative conducted its annual meeting on Tuesday, May 12, without public attendance in adherence to coronavirus-related guidelines from federal and state public health officials.
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