Fami liar faces of Elgin city management came together last week to celebrate improved town connectivity, christening several new sidewalks made possible through generous grants.
Displaced, but not broken
The Elgin Historical Association and the Elgin Depot Museum have teamed up with El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association to display their traveling “History, People and Places” exhibit from August 5 through September 23.
Katherine Nattelah Milward, 81, of Bastrop, passed away Monday, July 24, 2023. Services will be private. Arrangements and care entrusted to
Marlene Mae Neuburger, 85, of Manor, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023. Services will be private. Arrangements and care entrusted to
Carlos N. Bowie, 78, passed away July 26, 2023. Carlos was born Nov. 30, 1944.
It was 2010 when I moved from Austin to Elgin. One of the first things I noticed was how much people wave to each other here. I remember driving down Avenue C as a newly settled Elginite, seeing someone standing on the side of the road waving. As I approached, I realized it was someone I knew. That had never happened to me before in Austin. If anyone ever waved at me from the side of the road, they weren’t using all five fingers.
The risk for wildfires across the state has risen along with the hot and dry conditions, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
BASTROP – A scorching hot month wrapped up with a bang last week as Bastrop hosted its annual Bears Youth Football Camp on July 25-27 at Erhard Field.
BASTROP COUNTY – Elgin High School, Bastrop High School, Cedar Creek High School and Smithville High School will all have their varsity volleyball programs in action this week as the UIL will allow the first day for scrimmages beginning Friday.
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