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University to honor victim of fatal crash
University to honor victim of fatal crash
AUSTIN – University of Texas at Austin mass communication doctoral candidate Ryan Wallace, 33, of Bastrop, was just weeks away from receiving his Ph.D. when a crash took his life. 04/03/2024 12:00 AM
Driver in fatal school-bus crash facing charges
Driver in fatal school-bus crash facing charges
BASTROP – A 42-year-old man identified in multiple reports as the driver of a cement truck involved in a fatal collision with a Hays Consolidated Independent School District bus now faces a charge of criminally negligent homicide. 04/03/2024 12:00 AM
Harvest Ridge Elementary brings new school zones
Harvest Ridge Elementary brings new school zones
With a booming population and two new elementary schools on the horizon, Elgin Independent School District’s attendance boundaries have been rezoned for the 2024-25 school year. 04/03/2024 12:00 AM
Father dies after saving son
Father dies after saving son
BASTROP – Bastrop Police Department Officers were dispatched near Fisherman’s Park March 24, responding to reports of an unresponsive adult man in the water. 04/03/2024 12:00 AM
Father rescues drowning son, later declared deceased
Father rescues drowning son, later declared deceased
03/31/2024 07:13 PM
Jerry Hernandez
Driver in fatal school-bus crash facing charges
03/29/2024 05:05 PM
Smithville farmers welcome SNAP
Smithville farmers welcome SNAP
The Smithville Sunday Market is launching two new food access initiatives March 31 to bring locally sourced and fresh goods to a wider audience. 03/27/2024 12:00 AM
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Join Hands
03/27/2024 12:00 AM
Volunteer skates his way to honors
Volunteer skates his way to honors
One of Elgin’s most dedicated volunteers received special recognition for his more than 250 annual hours of community service and youth program involvement. 03/27/2024 12:00 AM
Fatal injury reported in Smithville
Fatal injury reported in Smithville
SMITHVILLE – A death March 23 in the middle of downtown has left coworkers at a popular restaurant saddened by the loss, according to a social-media post. 03/27/2024 12:00 AM
70 years at the Masonic Lodge
70 years at the Masonic Lodge
70 years at the Masonic Lodge 03/27/2024 12:00 AM
IDs of child, motorist killed in school-bus accident released
IDs of child, motorist killed in school-bus accident released
Investigators continue their probe, but a full report may take weeks 03/27/2024 12:00 AM
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