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SMITHVILLE – The Smithville High School girls varsity basketball team celebrated senior night Friday, Feb. 2 with a dominant 63-20 district win at home over Austin Achieve High School.

The Elgin High School boys varsity soccer team continued 5A-District 23 play this past week as the Wildcats had home matches versus Georgetown High School and Cedar Creek High School.

The Cedar Creek High School boys varsity basketball team split its 5A-District 23 games this past week with a loss at home to Pflugerville Connally High School and a road victory against Elgin High School.

“A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm… [This] show[s] you how a king may go... through the guts of a beggar” (Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 3). Shakespeare has Hamlet say this to illustrate how death is an equalizer among men. Death comes to all, deny it as you might – repent and prepare before it comes to you, or before our Lord’s return, whichever comes first.

Council clarifies laws surrounding low-level possession enforcement

BASTROP – Corey Stark gathers himself while cleaning debris from the Donnie Stark Garbage Service office, after an electrical fire claimed the house. The family owned and operated business has served the county since 1978 and isn’t letting this setback slow them down. 

TAYLOR – An exper ienced sales , marketing and operations professional has added his talents to the executive ranks at Granite Media Partners Inc., company officials said.

Recent rainfall, fog and cold temperatures made navigating roadways more hazardous this past week, but helped one of the county’s lakes return to its desired level.