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A new bus station is on its way to downtown Elgin after a groundbreaking ceremony last week.
Read moreInspired by her own experiences, a local Girl Scout brought a mural celebrating the LGBT community to earn the highest achievement a Girl Scout can obtain.
Read moreAn Elgin High School teacher has been recognized this fall for her work teaching an entrepreneurship class.
Read moreAs a way of showing support for the Elgin varsity football coaches, a group of parents whose sons play on the team have served Thursday evening meals for the staff.
Read moreBastrop first responders celebrated National Night Out this year in a different, socially-distanced way: with a parade through the neighborhoods of Bastrop from downtown to Tahitian Village last Tuesday night.
Read moreThe sweeping impacts of coronavirus on our Central Texas community were felt almost immediately, creating an urgent need across our five-county region to ensure the survival of our most vulnerable populations and the organizations that support them. Now amidst the virus’ sustained spread, as we work to stabilize and rebuild, we have uncovered additional needs alongside those initial urgent issues. Those needs are chiefly driven by the isolation experienced by our neighbors and a lack of access to basic necessities and health care services in our rural communities – and, unfortunately, are further compounded by a long-standing undercurrent of injustice and systemic racism. The distress is enormous and requires an innovative, thoughtful, multifaceted, and compassionate approach to recovery and an inevitable better future.
Read moreA local initiative to bring a charter school to Bastrop County hosted two parent information sessions last month with representatives from interested charter school systems.
Read moreDespite technical difficulties, the Down Home Ranch Annual Gala exceeded their fundraising goal of $100,000 this weekend.
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