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SAN ANTONIO – The Bastrop High School varsity football team had its hands full on Sept. 22 as the Bears traveled down to San Antonio to take on a high-powered Pieper High School squad. Unfortunately, the Bears were unable to keep up on the road as the Warriors’ dominant offense helped them cruise to a 63-22 victory over Bastrop.

BASTROP – Lost Pines Toyota has stepped up to support Bastrop Pregnancy Resource in its mission to provide a safer start for mothers and their precious newborns.

PAIGE–TheTexasVikingFestival 2023 – Equinox will be held from11a.m.to6p.m.atValkyrie Ranch, 2008 FM 2104 in Paige. Thisisaneveningandnighttime event where you can expect music, vendors, artisans, entertainment, Nordic contests, re-enactment battles, and of course – mead.

Royalty crowned for Cedar Creek

SEPT. 11

On Sept. 8, Bastrop High School crowned Homecoming king and queen, Zane Tanton and Ashley Clark, during their football game against Westwood High School.

Some residents speak out against growth.

Elgin residents have been given more opportunities to pick up their paddles, with the city’s recreation center adding additional days and courts for its pickleball players.

Maintaining the consistent effort to restore and enhance Elgin’s historic downtown area, the city has implemented a pilot program to address the current problematic state of its waste disposal.

Barbara Hollingsworth announced her retirement as Community Bank President of Elgin’s Cadence Bank, ending her 38-year career in banking as a professional lending specialist.

TAYLOR – A 70s era made-for-tv vampire production not only led Thomas Edwards to a decades- long career in journalism, but also to the fulfillment of his life-long mission to see his own horror novel published.

Francisco Ernesto Morales passed away at the age of 69, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born Nov. 7, 1953, the youngest child of Margarita Chavez Adame, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.