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Child care centers closing across state
Child care centers closing across state
An unprecedented number of child care centers are expected to close across the state as pandemic relief funding ends, the Texas Standard reported. A survey conducted by the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children of about 1,600 child care programs indicated 44% were likely to close their doors without additional funding. Federal pandemic relief funds ended for most centers in June. 08/08/2023 11:00 PM
Meet The Wildcats set for Thursday night
Meet The Wildcats set for Thursday night
Elgin High School, Bastrop High School and Cedar Creek High School all start football practice this week while Smithville High School and McDade High School enter their second week. 08/08/2023 11:00 PM
Ready. SET. Go!
Volleyball regular season underway this week
Bastrop County has regular-season volleyball games back in action this week as the Elgin High School, Bastrop High School, Cedar Creek High School, Smithville High School and McDade High School varsity programs are ready to compete. 08/08/2023 11:00 PM
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 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
AUGUST
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
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
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
Displaced, but not broken
Displaced, but not broken
Displaced, but not broken 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Historic trail exhibit runs through Depot Museum
Historic trail exhibit runs through Depot Museum
The Elgin Historical Association and the Elgin Depot Museum have teamed up with El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association to display their traveling “History, People and Places” exhibit from August 5 through September 23. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Katherine Nattelah Milward
Katherine Nattelah Milward
Katherine Nattelah Milward, 81, of Bastrop, passed away Monday, July 24, 2023. Services will be private. Arrangements and care entrusted to 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Marlene Mae Neuburger
Marlene Mae Neuburger
Marlene Mae Neuburger, 85, of Manor, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023. Services will be private. Arrangements and care entrusted to 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
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