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Trauma Service Area O, the region of Texas that includes Bastrop County, has reached the threshold of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 that triggers a 50% capacity limit for most businesses.
Read moreThe City of Smithville is honored to again host the 32nd Annual Bastrop County Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission Celebration in Bastrop County. This program rotates between the cities of Bastrop, Elgin and Smithville each year.
Read moreElgin’s varsity basketball teams both suffered defeats from the Pflugerville Panthers last Tuesday.
Read moreThe Elgin City Council appointed two new interim council members—Thomas Ibis and Alvis Prince—to represent Ward 3 until May at their most recent council meeting on Tuesday, January 5.
Read moreOn Thursday, Elgin Mayor Ron Ramirez issued a statement on the previous day's rioting that broke into the U.S. Capitol building in response to Congress counting the electoral votes from the November 2020 presidential election.
Read moreFive more residents of Bastrop County have died due to COVID-19 since last week, bringing the total number of fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic from 42 to 47.
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