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School board votes to join TEA lawsuit
School board votes to join TEA lawsuit
Elgin’s Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to join dozens of other Texas school districts in a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency over its 2023 A-F Accountability Ratings, during a Sept. 18 school board meeting. 09/26/2023 11:00 PM
ELGIN POLICE DEPARTMENT ARREST REPORT
ELGIN POLICE DEPARTMENT ARREST REPORT
SEPT. 18 09/26/2023 11:00 PM
Honoring Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
Honoring Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
BASTROP – The Bastrop Independent School District Performing Arts Center will be hosting a landmark conference commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Delgado v. Bastrop ISD ruling, celebrating the legacy of educational equality progress that has been made since. 09/26/2023 11:00 PM
Bastrop’s century-old architectural icon
Bastrop’s century-old architectural icon
BASTROP – October’s First Friday Art Walk, historic downtown’s free monthly gathering of local creatives, will be kicking off a month-long celebration commemorating the city’s 100-year-old triple-arch steel bridge known as Old Iron Bridge. 09/26/2023 11:00 PM
Nonprofit funding deadline inbound
Nonprofit funding deadline inbound
The city of Elgin is accepting nonprofit funding applications for the fiscal year 2023-24 annual budget. 09/26/2023 11:00 PM
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
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
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
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
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
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
City responds to transportation concerns
City responds to transportation concerns
Some residents speak out against growth. 09/19/2023 12:00 AM
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