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On Thursday afternoon, October 29, Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape signed a disaster declaration and an emergency burn ban order, taking effect that day at 4 p.m.
Read moreElgin Lodge #328 reached a momentous bench mark this year on June 18, 2020, celebrating 150 years of masonry in Elgin, Texas.
Read moreOn October 20 at approximately 8:57 p.m., Elgin emergency communications received several 911 calls regarding shots fired in the 500 block of Brenham Street. Patrol officers responded to the scene and located evidence, near the intersection of East Brenham Street and McDade Road, suggesting that a shooting did occur.
Read moreWith five days of early voting still to go, about 46% of registered voters have already turned out for the November 3 general election in Bastrop County, and the number of ballots cast has surpassed the total from early voting during the previous presidential election in 2016.
Read moreThe Federal Correctional Institution in Bastrop County announced that they would begin mass-testing inmates for COVID-19, and county health authority Dr. Desmar Walkes delivered an update on the pandemic in Bastrop County during the latest commissioners’ court meeting.
Read moreA new initiative is providing free breast cancer screenings for Bastrop County women who need them, as well as encouraging women to “pinky promise” to get a screening.
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