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Displaced, but not broken

Displaced, but not broken

Displaced, but not broken 08/02/2023 12:00 AM

Connecting Elgin one sidewalk at a time

Connecting Elgin one sidewalk at a time

Fami liar faces of Elgin city management came together last week to celebrate improved town connectivity, christening several new sidewalks made possible through generous grants. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM

Body identified from 44-year-old case

Body identified from 44-year-old case

Through advancements in genealogy tech and perseverance decades later, the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office was able to identify and provide closure for the family of Kathy Ann Smith, whose body was found in 1979 near Elgin. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM

AUGUST

CEDAR CREEK – Bastrop Independent School District will host a back to school bash from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Cedar Creek High School, 793 Union Chapel Road in Cedar Creek. The event is free fr Bastrop ISD students. For more information, call Karen Trevino at 512-772-7174. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM

Bastrop Rodeo comes back around

Bastrop Rodeo comes back around

BASTROP – The 76th annual Bastrop homecoming and rodeo kicks off this week, bringing tradition, entertainment and donations to the city. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM

French opera, Peruvian story, performed in Texas

French opera, Peruvian story, performed in Texas

Local program’s summer opera announced 08/02/2023 12:00 AM

Bastrop fire

08/01/2023 04:10 PM

Body found in Elgin 44 years prior identified

Body found in Elgin 44 years prior identified

07/27/2023 06:43 PM

Take, Eat, and Be Satisfied

Take, Eat, and Be Satisfied

In Mark 8:1-9, The four thousand people had been faithfully listening to Jesus for three days with nothing to eat. Their devotion really puts us to shame, doesn’t it? We give up an hour or two a week and think about Sunday dinner in the meantime, and they had gone three days without food! But their feast was the greatest kind, for they had been feasting on the Bread of Life, the Word of God from the lips of Jesus, so they had already received food that satisfies the soul and brings eternal life. But they still needed to eat regular food too, so Jesus has compassion on the crowd. And this compassion is not just an attitude of pity but actually accomplishes something. Jesus shows mercy to the crowd with a feeding miracle. 07/26/2023 12:00 AM

The community had good music

The community had good music

In its heyday (the 1920s and 30s) the Elgin American Legion Band was very active giving many concerts locally and out-of-town. People flocked to hear live music concerts for entertainment. As the public schools provided so little music training, the all-male band had to seek other training. The Swedish communities provided some, some coming from immigrants trained in Sweden. One Swedish immigrant, Albert Smith, was able to go to a Swedish college in Lindsborg, Kansas. He studied music there and came back to the Kimbro community and started training some of the younger men. One student, Arthur Swenson, became a fine trumpet player. Smith also trained others in brass instrumentation. 07/26/2023 12:00 AM

A garden of tribute

A garden of tribute

The yard of Randy and Melissa Swenson at 1001 Ave. F has been selected as the Elgin Garden Club’s yard of the month for July. 07/26/2023 12:00 AM

Bastrop County hit with double restrictions

Bastrop County hit with double restrictions

Residents must keep on eye on both fire and water 07/26/2023 12:00 AM

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