On Friday, the Bastrop County Health Authority announced the third confirmed death in Bastrop County as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
On Friday, the Bastrop County Health Authority announced the third confirmed death in Bastrop County as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
After schools have been shut down for over two months, Elgin’s elementary teachers got to give their students a proper send-off before the summer break with a series of “reverse parades” at the three campuses last week. At these parades, teachers stood on the sidewalk in front of their schools as the families of their students drove by, giving the teachers and students a chance to say goodbye and celebrate the end of the school year. Elgin Elementary School held their reverse parade on Thursday afternoon, while Neidig Elementary School held theirs on Thursday evening. Booker T. Washington Elementary School held a series of reverse parades throughout the past couple of weeks celebrating each grade level.
As students and teachers prepare to finish an unprecedented semester and start to look forward to an uncertain fall semester, in the meantime Elgin ISD issued some information about the district’s summer operations.
On Memorial Day, May 25, Smithville’s Veterans Memorial Park added a new monument commemorating those who served in the American Revolution. The gray granite memorial was commissioned and installed by the Lost Pines Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
This year, you can visit the Elgin Arts Association’s annual Pearls of Youth Art Show with just the click of a mouse. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this art show, which is open to students and young artists from Elgin, McDade and Coupland, is being hosted online at the Elgin Arts Association website, www.elginartsassociation.com. The website has links to six different online galleries, sorted by school and grade groups, and viewers can either see a catalog of all of the art pieces or navigate an interactive virtual gallery where each art piece is displayed.
Last week, McDade ISD installed banners on the front of McDade High School displaying the portraits of the school’s 15 graduating seniors in order to celebrate the Class of 2020.
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many spring graduation ceremonies are either being held online or are invitation-only.
The Bastrop County Elections Department released an action plan last Wednesday detailing the steps they are planning to take to make the July 14 special election safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Friday, the Bastrop County Health Authority announced the third confirmed death in Bastrop County as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many spring graduation ceremonies are either being held online or are invitation-only. Here is where you can view online videos and livestreams of various local graduation ceremonies:
As students and teachers prepare to finish an unprecedented semester and start to look forward to an uncertain fall semester, in the meantime Elgin ISD issued some information about the district’s summer operations.
The Bastrop County Elections Department released an action plan last Wednesday detailing the steps they are planning to take to make the July 14 special election safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A father of three school-aged children, a husband to Erin—who also works for the school district—and a father figure to many more kids that he feels responsible for and worries about, Elgin High School Head Coach Jens Anderson took the time to speak about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected his family, his job and his student “kids.” Do you still come to
Lady Cats track has a new coach at the helm.
Coach Hope Pawlik assumed head coaching duties for the 2019-2020 season after Coach Jenny Fajkus resigned her position.
The Elgin boys’ varsity soccer team took on the Georgetown East View Patriots on Tuesday evening, March 10.
Members of Elgin High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams were recognized for their hard work on and off the court. Eleven players were awarded all-district honors for the 2019 basketball season.
As a child I was taught when to speak and when not to speak… Well, it is time to speak. As the President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Elgin Branch 6174; and after speaking to Reverends Byron Green, D. W. Townsend, Steven Ward, EPD, Chief Patrick South, Mrs. Bettye Lofton and Mr.
In the April 23, 2020 print edition of the Elgin Courier, there was the "Police Blotter" section. Though I hadn't as yet read my Courier, a couple of friends did, and immediately recognized one of the incidents in this Police Blotter section as being similar to an unpleasant event in my own life.
While these times continue to create great uncertainties, they also have created one crystal clear certainty: the ability to continue the mission of Down Home Ranch (DHR) is at risk.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact individuals in our local communities and across the globe, our healthcare systems are working collaboratively each day with local public health authorities and community leaders to prepare for the future. The situation continues to evolve daily, and our plans and preparations are also evolving to meet community needs.
August Edward “Uce” Gruetzner fell asleep in Jesus and entered eternal life with God in Heaven on May 29, 2020. He was born in Lee County, Texas on June 19, 1931 to Otto and Andanilla Gruetzner. He was reborn into God’s Kingdom through Holy Baptism on June 28, 1931 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Giddings and confirmed his Christian faith on April 2, 1944, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas.
Hattie Pearl Higgins, age 63, of Manor, Texas passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020
George Henry Ray, age 85, of Elgin, Texas passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020.
Ora Mae Blackwell, 83, of Lockhart, passed away, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Service are pending. Arrangements and care are entrusted to Elgin Funeral Home.
