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Amid society-wide discussions about racism and the meaning of Confederate symbols, the City of Elgin and the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) agreed to move a highway marker bearing the name of the Confederate president.
Read moreLast Monday, protesters and a few counter-protesters gathered around the Confederate monument on the lawn of the Bastrop County courthouse.
Read moreTwo more people, both from Elgin, have died from the COVID-19 illness.
Read moreThe Bastrop County Health Authority has confirmed two additional local fatalities from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - a 25-year-old male and an 80+ year old female. Both individuals resided in Elgin, in the northern part of Bastrop County.
Read moreOn 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.
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