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The Elgin City Council’s work on issuing certificate of obligation debt to fund city projects came to fruition last week, resulting in a low interest rate with a shorter list and smaller borrowing amount than originally proposed.
Read moreAfter being canceled for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the monthly Sip, Shop & Stroll returned to downtown Elgin last week.
Read moreOn Saturday, Elgin history enthusiasts honored the story of Mary Christian Burleson, a prominent figure in local history who settled in the Elgin area in the 1830s before Elgin even became a town, by unveiling a historical marker at the Mary Chris
Read moreThe Bastrop County Commissioners Court discussed a few COVID-19-related topics at their last meeting on Monday, May 10, including the agreement with the company now running the vaccine distribution, a county employee clinic and the funds available
Read moreSupporters of Rodney Reed, a Bastrop man on death row, gathered at the Bastrop County Courthouse this past weekend ahead of the next hearing for his case on July 19.
Read moreA 30-member committee from the Elgin community has begun the process of learning about Elgin ISD’s projected long-term needs and crafting a recommendation for the district on a potential bond election in November.
Read moreThe proposed debt issuance that the Elgin City Council has been working on for the past two months has shrunk by about $10 million after a petition to request a bond election gathered signatures.
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