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Granite Media Partners’ leadership and the Elgin Courier team have decided to relocate the local newspaper’s headquarters to a new office space, one better tailored to the staff’s requirements.

During the most recent school board meeting, on Aug. 21, the Elgin ISD Board of Trustees approved a balanced general operating budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, in addition to setting the district’s 2023 tax rate.

MCDADE – A friendship between local business owners presents the opportunity for residents to enjoy a glass of wine alongside birds of prey.

“Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.”

In Luke 15, Jesus tells us the parable of the Prodigal Son (prodigal means wasteful) and his Forgiving Father in order to teach self-righteous Pharisees of all times that the grace of God stops short of no man, that God does not desire the death of a sinner but rather he turn from his ways and live, that God desires all to repent and come to a knowledge of the truth.

LEANDER – In a wild game that came down to the very last play, the Bastrop High School varsity football team was able to rally and then hold on 41-40 against Leander High School last Thursday at A.C. Bible Memorial Stadium.

Elgin Evening Lions Club invests in township

The Elgin Chamber of Commerce family continues to grow, adding a new septic and dirt specialist that has already put in significant work around the city.

Bastrop resident Peggy Dimmick was sworn in for her second term as a member of the Texas Silver- Haired Legislature by Texas House Representative Gary VanDeaver earlier this month.

BASTROP – Eight local legends of the African American community received recognition and honors this past week, celebrating the lives and actions of Bastrop County’s unsung heroes.

The Elgin Courier will be closed Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of Labor Day. Due to the holiday, deadlines will be earlier for content for the newspaper.

Elgin’s youth-organized programs backed by library