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Last month, the Elgin Parks & Recreation team attended the Texas Recreation and Parks Society (TRAPS) 2020 Statewide Conference in Galveston, Texas.
Read moreAfter months of discussion and work by city staff, the Elgin City Council voted to dis-annex a portion of the land on the southwest side of town that had been annexed in 2015, while beginning the process to provide wastewater services to the portion of land staying in the city.
Read moreLast week, Bastrop County joined the rest of the country in voting for their parties’ national, state and county candidates on Election Day for the 2020 primaries.
Read moreLast week, Camp Swift in Bastrop County hosted its annual Best Warrior Competition, during which soldiers from all National Guard units in Texas, as well as from international partners Chile and the Czech Republic, put their physical and mental skills against each other with a series of challenges. Here, officers and fellow soldiers cheer on Chilean and Texan competitors as they cross the finish line after a miles-long hike at Lake Bastrop. Learn more about this year’s Best Warrior Competition in next week’s edition of the Bastrop County Insider.
Read moreIt was late in the evening during the Chamber Awards Banquet when a deep sigh could be heard throughout the SPJST hall, as Gena Carter announced her intention to leave her position with the Chamber and retire.
Read moreElgin police are searching for a teenage girl who left her home without her grandmother’s permission in late February.
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