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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SMITHVILLE — The Bastrop High School varsity football team bounced back from a rough loss on Friday, Sept. 15 as the Bears rallied for a thrilling 48-42 overtime victory vs. Pflugerville High School. The contest, which was originally supposed to be on Thursday at Bastrop Memorial Stadium, was moved to neutral site Smithville High School on Friday due to stormy weather in Bastrop throughout Thursday evening.
The Elgin High School, Cedar Creek High School and Bastrop High School varsity volleyball teams both had multiple District 23-5A matches this past week against very tough competition.
Granite Media Partners’ leadership and the Elgin Courier team have decided to relocate the local newspaper’s headquarters t
A crew and cast of 120-plus have settled in the streets of Elgin for a 20-day-long independent film shoot, hiring Texas locals and reaching out to Elginites for volunteer extras.
CEDAR CREEK —The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Bastrop County Soil and Water Conservation District are seeking input from the public on how to best serve local citizens through Farm Bill conservation programs and technical assistance.
Police are investigating a late night shooting north of the US 290 and Texas 95 intersection.
At 11:26 p.m. Monday, March 27, the Elgin Police Department responded to a call for shots fired in the 800 block of South Martin Luther King Boulevard. The road was shut down, and residents were ordered to shelter in place.
Officers are another step closer from their new home from which they can serve and protect.
Elgin police and officials broke ground on their planned police station March 20. The new 11,000-square-foot facility is meant to enhance growing police service in Elgin.
Thirteen reports of vandalism were reported recently in downtown Elgin.
Police are investigating the graffiti seen on several buildings. Business owners and city employees reported the crimes.
SMITHVILLE — Down 9-8 in the bottom of the seventh with runners on second and third, Lady Tigers junior Raini Stanley stepped into a pitch that soared all the way to the wall before hitting the ground and scoring the winning run.
The Lady Tigers fought back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat the La Grange Lady Leopards 10-9 last week at home.
The Elgin Lady Wildcats took on the Pflugerville Panthers Friday, March 24, and picked up their fifth district win of the season.
The Lady Cats would walk away with a 3-1 win over the Panthers, but things seemed uncertain until the fifth inning.
The Elgin Wildcats varsity baseball team took on the Pflugerville Connally Cougars in a two-game series last week Tuesday, March 21 and Friday, March 24, to pick up back-to-back district wins.
The two teams split the opportunity to have home field advantage, with the Cougars having the honors during the first matchup.
CEDAR CREEK — The Bastrop LadyBears gave the Cedar Creek Lady Eagles a crash landing on the softball field on Friday, March 24, in a district matchup.
Now tied for fourth place in district, the Lady Bears took the 14-0 win in stride as they are currently in a playoff spot.
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Francisco Ernesto Morales passed away at the age of 69, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born Nov. 7, 1953, the youngest child of Margarita Chavez Adame, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Joe O. Trevino, 79, of Elgin, passed away, early Wednesday morning, Sept. 13, 2023.
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