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On Monday morning, a crowd of people gathered on the lawn of the Bastrop County courthouse to request the removal of a Confederate monument.
Read moreIn response to concerns raised on social media by Elginites about the status of the Elgin Police Department after the assistant chief was let go, the city released a status report for EPD last week.
Read moreDuring their most recent virtual meeting on June 16, the Elgin City Council discussed modified city operations due to COVID-19, an overview of the updated five-year capital improvement plan and the latest developments in a project to build a sewer
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Federal data shows that Elgin’s nursing home has reported over two dozen confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents.
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To prepare for whatever distance learning challenges the COVID-19 pandemic may present to students and teachers this fall, the Elgin ISD school board approved the purchase of $1.7 million worth of tablets, laptops and mobile internet hotspots duri
Read moreAt the beginning of last week, a person was seen spray-painting Confederate monuments at the Bastrop County courthouse. A recent petition is calling for the removal of these monuments.
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The fourth death due to the COVID-19 coronavirus was reported in Bastrop County last week.
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For about nine minutes, a circle of several dozen people—community members and leaders alike—stood silently in a circle in front of the Elgin police station. Many held signs bearing slogans calling for an end to racial discrimination or referencing people who have been killed by police. For an uncomfortably long period of time, the only sounds that could be heard was the chirping of birds and the cars driving down Main Street a block away.
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