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Last 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.
Read moreThis past weekend, Community Gardens in Bastrop hosted their second annual Home & Garden Show on their four-acre facility. The event offered fun as well as the chance to meet dozens of vendors selling various indoor and outdoor products and services. Photos by Dock Jackson
Read moreAccording to a February 15 post on the Elgin Middle School Facebook page, there was an incident at the Valentine’s Dance on Friday, February 14. The post asked anyone with information to report it, even anonymously via the Reach the E portal.
Read moreOn the last day of primary elections early voting last Friday, turnout in Bastrop County exceeded that of 2016’s primary election but failed to surpass the 2008 early voting numbers, according to county data.
Read moreOn Friday, February 21, community members gathered to celebrate the opening of Elgin’s new QuikTrip location with a ribbon cutting by store manager Megan Gibbar. QuikTrip is a chain of gas stations and convenience stores; this store is located at the intersection of Saratoga Farms Boulevard and U.S. Highway 290, next to Southside Market & Barbecue.
Read moreTwo people were arrested and approximately $15,000 worth of drugs were found in Cedar Creek, according to the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office (BSCO).
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