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Currently at the Elgin Depot Museum is one of the most interesting stories you will ever see: the story of where the enslaved people fled after the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19th, 1869 said they were free to move, stay and plan a new life.
Read moreLast week, film crews used Smithville’s charming downtown with its historic look and small-town feel to replicate 1980’s Wylie, Texas for the production of a true crime drama.
Read moreElgin was incorporated in August of 1872, and the community of Young’s Settlement (a.k.a. Hog Eye and/or Perryville) saw many of those residents and their businesses move to Elgin.
Read moreThis year, Bastrop hosted the 33rd annual Walk for Peace, Justice and Equality, a part of Bastrop County’s annual MLK Day celebration on Monday, January 10.
Read moreYoung Wildcats put on their thinking caps for this year’s University Scholastic League (UIL) academic contests on Saturday, January 22 at Elgin Intermediate School and all three elementary schools.
Read moreProsperity Bank honored Central Texas Area President Jeff Carter with a retirement celebration on Thursday evening, marking a 35-year career of banking and serving the Elgin community.
Read moreNashville recording artist J. Edwards lit up the stage Saturday night at Lakehouse 1441. J. Edwards is known as a blue-collar country rock-n-roller. His raspy voice and can be described as a mixture of Joe Cocker, Bob Seger, Merle Haggard, Rev.
Read moreElgin’s new Rotary Club officially kicked off their founding with a charter celebration on Friday evening, January 21. The group, which has been meeting since last year, became official with the creation of their charter in October.
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