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Elgin resident and blues-harmonica legend, “Birdlegg” Pittman, brought his talents to the Fat Cat Lounge and Cafe, 301 N. Main St., in Smithville last Saturday.
Read moreDeep in the thick forests of a nature preserve in northern Bastrop County, a group of dedicated people worked to clear out overgrown vegetation this summer to improve the habitat for native birds.
Read moreCompass Rose, a San Antonio-based system of public charter schools, is preparing for the upcoming school year at a brand-new campus in Bastrop County.
Read moreThe Elgin High School Marching Band is currently in the process of fundraising to help finance a trip to Disney World in the spring.
Read moreProud Smithville native and Bastrop resident, Hannibal Lokumbe, just finished composing music for a future string of shows with the Nashville Symphony which will take place in April of 2023.
Read moreElgin yoga studio, Body + Shine Wellness, 28 N. Main St., will be expanding to Bastrop with a new location in early August. Owner, Katy Gassaway, opened the studio in 2017 with the intent of cultivating an inclusive and communal atmosphere.
Read moreWe are barely halfway through summer 2022 and the temperatures have been vicious. The record heat and extreme drought conditions in Central Texas are wreaking havoc on our summer gardens.
Read moreThe 2022 Lowell & Georgia Schorr & Family Fund Scholarship went to Gregory Aguirre, Bailey Sumner, Luke Nelson, and Aliyah Frazier. Georgia Schorr, middle, presented the scholarships at the Senior Scholarship Award Night.
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