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Two more soldiers from the Elgin area took part in the Normandy landing. They were from Post Oak Island and their names were Virgil Ray Gage and Alfred Streit. Streit will be featured in the article next week.

BASTROP – Bastrop County Sheriff’s Department deputies found themselves in a high-speed chase Monday evening, ending with a wreckage and drawn firearms.

A car show commercial that doubled as a car show

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Bastrop, Fayette and Lee Counties announced its selection of four new CASA volunteers on May 30, including one representative of Elgin.

Expert panel talks jobs, strategic planning & partnerships

SMITHVILLE – Smithville Independent School District hosted two more athletic camps this past week for first through ninth-grade girls on June 12-15 as Lady Tigers volleyball and basketball had two camps for each sport.

Excuses, excuses. You know what they say about them. Sometimes our excuses are legit, caused by illness or emergency. But often we sinners make up excuses to rationalize or cover up our ingratitude or laziness or mistakes.

ROSANKY – Come to Rosanky as the Texas Firewalkers throw another barbecue cookoff to raise money for their mission. Dance Friday night away to the Dry County Band under the stars. Saturday is a day full of music, food, refreshing drinks, award ceremony and more. Come see the top barbecue teams in Texas battle it out for the bragging rights of grand Champion Pit Master in brisket, ribs and chicken.

MANOR – Internationally practiced organist Christina Harmon debuted a newly donated organ to the full New Sweden Lutheran Church with her handpicked selection of hymns and solos.

SMITHVILLE – The 17th annual Smithville fly-in brought pilots, families and aviation enthusiasts together at the Smithville Crawford Municipal Airport for a communal aircraft spectacle.