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Bastrop Bears crown king and queen
Bastrop Bears crown king and queen
On Sept. 8, Bastrop High School crowned Homecoming king and queen, Zane Tanton and Ashley Clark, during their football game against Westwood High School. 09/19/2023 12:00 AM
City responds to transportation concerns
City responds to transportation concerns
Some residents speak out against growth. 09/19/2023 12:00 AM
Elgin no exception in nationwide pickleball craze
Elgin no exception in nationwide pickleball craze
Elgin residents have been given more opportunities to pick up their paddles, with the city’s recreation center adding additional days and courts for its pickleball players. 09/19/2023 12:00 AM
Clearing out alleyways
Clearing out alleyways
Maintaining the consistent effort to restore and enhance Elgin’s historic downtown area, the city has implemented a pilot program to address the current problematic state of its waste disposal. 09/19/2023 12:00 AM
Cadence Bank president retires
Cadence Bank president retires
Barbara Hollingsworth announced her retirement as Community Bank President of Elgin’s Cadence Bank, ending her 38-year career in banking as a professional lending specialist. 09/19/2023 12:00 AM
Granite VP’s decades-long dream fulfilled with “Daughters Drear”
Granite VP’s decades-long dream fulfilled with “Daughters Drear”
TAYLOR – A 70s era made-for-tv vampire production not only led Thomas Edwards to a decades- long career in journalism, but also to the fulfillment of his life-long mission to see his own horror novel published. 09/19/2023 12:00 AM
Mamas always find out
Mamas always find out
My mama always told me, “Elgin is a small town, there’s nothing you can do that I can’t find out about.” She proved her point when I was in junior high. 09/19/2023 12:00 AM
Living like You Are Dying
Living like You Are Dying
The country music singer Tim McGraw had a chart-topping song in 2004 called, “Live like You Were Dying”. The song is about a man who receives a diagnosis of a life-ending illness and his response to it. In the song, the man’s life-threatening illness leads to profound moral changes in him. Some elements of the man’s change are undoubtedly good and worthy of imitation: he begins speaking more kindly to others; loving more generously; being a better husband; reading the Bible; forgiving where previously he had withheld forgiveness. Other elements are rather trivial and even risky, perhaps even tempting God: skydiving, mountain climbing, bull riding. This has the air of “well I’m going to die soon anyway, so I might as well live dangerously.” In contrast with the better elements, this leaves the listener with a rather worldy message of carpe diem, “YOLO,” do what makes you happy. 09/19/2023 12:00 AM
BASTROP COUNTY ARREST REPORT
BASTROP COUNTY ARREST REPORT
SEPT. 4 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Bastrop Pride present at art walk
Bastrop Pride present at art walk
BASTROP – The first Friday of every month continues to breathe life into historic downtown Bastrop with the city’s “art walk,” an exhibition of local talent and a platform for communal organizations. 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Community Calendar September
Community Calendar September
SMITHVILLE – The mostly outdoor Scream Hollow Wicked Halloween Park is known for its high-quality haunted house/trails entertainment in the middle of the woods outside of Smithville. Check out its four themed haunted trails (with structures) and scream your night away at Scream Hollow, 149 Split Rail Lane. The venue is open from 7 to 11:59 p.m. For more information, call 512-7108267. 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Council releases budget appropriations
Council releases budget appropriations
Property tax rate cut, revenue increases 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Elgin Courier
Elgin Courier
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