The Elgin Courier - serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly ...

Elgin Wildcats senior powerlifter Miguel Nunez pushes himself in that squat rack during regional competitions March 8, finishing first in the 181-pound weight class. Photo courtesy of Erin Anderson ...

A look at the black land left behind from the Powder Keg Pine Fire, another recent wildfire near Bastrop. Photo by Niko Demetriou BASTROP — A Saturday afternoon blaze whipped by high winds near Camp ...

It was a day of new beginnings for the Elgin Police Department, according to city officials, as families, friends and elected leaders gathered for a formal swear-in and promotion ceremony at First ...

News that Jimmy Mason in Mount Pleasant had died reached Center a couple of days ago. Everybody in town knew Jimmy. Soft-spoken, kind-hearted and ready to help anyone he came in contact with. He was ...

Critics say a state House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by ...

I feel honored when others pray for me, and I hope you do too. It means they care and will take the time to mention us or our needs to God. People in the Bible prayed for us too, as Jesus did in John ...

SMITHVILLE — Caleb and Emmet Magden present a $300 donation to Smithville Independent School District Child Nutrition Director Candy Biehle. The pair operates Home Fire Timber, a firewood business ...

Mayor Theresa McShan (center) officially welcomes Pat Vaughan (left) and Creeks Crossing’s realtors and new families to the city with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. The $200 million economic investment ...

BASTROP — A Saturday afternoon blaze whipped by high winds near Camp Swift led to a call for residents to evacuate the area as firefighters and air crews fought to douse the flames. At 3:55 p.m. March ...

Bastrop PD congratulated Daniel in a statement, proud to be one of the departments on his long resume. Courtesy photo DJ Daniel, a 13-yearold cancer survivor and honorary Bastrop Police Department ...