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Bastrop County’s COVID-19 dashboard now shows a total of 17 deaths due to COVID-19 after the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) changed its method of reporting fatalities.
Read moreThe Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is pleased to announce the opening of a second community testing site located at Elgin Ascension Seton.
Read moreOdin is the god of wisdom, poetry, death, divination, and magic in Norse mythology. This week Kid Scoop introduces readers to Odin and other Norse tales from what is today known as Scandinavia.
Read moreElgin ISD students will begin classes—albeit virtually—on August 24, with a return to campus scheduled for September 21.
Read moreBastrop County officials have released an order with guidelines and restrictions for the safe reopening this fall of schools within the county.
Read moreDuring Monday’s meeting, the Bastrop County Commissioners Court approved continuing a burn ban placed into effect a few days prior.
Read moreA burn ban takes effect on Friday, July 24 at noon. On Friday morning, County Judge Paul Pape signed the burn ban. Violation of the burn ban is a class C misdemeanor, with a fine up to $500.
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