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County representative collects accolade, Abbott continues discussion
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BASTROP – Eight local legends of the African American community received recognition and honors this past week, celebrating the lives and actions of Bastrop County’s unsung heroes.
Read moreElgin’s representatives provided updates on several construction projects coming to the city during last week’s council meeting, including a new complex that will be paying a
Read moreSMITHVILLE – A short two weeks after the Powder Keg Pine Fire scorched 117 acres of land west of Smithville, the Amaze Fire lit and burned another 63 acres to the east of the city.
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The Lord’s good and gracious will is revealed above all in Jesus’ Passion, when a weak and trembling Jesus prayed to His Father and then was betrayed into the hands of sinful men to die. We find Jesus in dark Gethsemane sorrowful and troubled, even to the point of His sacred heart failing right then and there. The weight of the world’s sins pressed down mightily upon Him; He fell upon His face in weakness and trembling, begging, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.” The cup Jesus spoke of was the cup of His Father’s wrath against all the sin of the world. God’s wrath is His unmitigated anger, a furious outpouring of condemnation, the fires and torments of hell.
Read moreIt is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Read moreELGIN – The Cardboard Boat Race Speed Build Competition will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Morris Memorial Pool, 802 N. Ave C. Boats must be made entirely out of cardboard and duct tape and should fit one rower. The first boat to make it to the opposite side of the pool wins. Boats may be no longer than eight feet and no wider than four feet. Joints and seams may only be taped. Boats must have sides that are a minimum of five inches tall. No rafts permitted. For more information, call Elizabeth Marzec at 512-285-6434 or email parks@elgintexas.gov.
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