latest
During 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
Read moreFederal data shows that Elgin’s nursing home has reported over two dozen confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents.
Read moreTo 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.
Read moreThe fourth death due to the COVID-19 coronavirus was reported in Bastrop County last week.
Read moreFor 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.
Read moreThe Bastrop County Health Authority has confirmed the fourth local fatality from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual was a 67-year old male from Del Valle in Bastrop County.
Read moreOn Sunday, May 31, a group of about 35 people gathered next to the Old Iron Bridge in Bastrop to join in the nationwide protests against the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis.
Read more