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$2.5K donation to fund Bastrop’s victim interview room remodel
The Bastrop Police Department is one of over 100 police departments in the nation to receive Project Beloved's donation for victim interrogation room remodel. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact) The Bastrop Police Department received a $2,500 donation to fund a remodel the department’s victim interview room. The donation was made by Project...
New Film Festival Emerging In Round Top, Texas, Town Known As “Aspen Of The Lone Star State”
Sundance may be moving out of Utah, Hot Docs may be going away, and the Human Rights Watch Film Festival has dissolved. It’s a challenging time for film festivals in North America, but into this space comes a new cinematic event: the Round Top Film Festival in Texas.Kathryn Bigelow Sets Next Film At Netflix The inaugural edition of Round Top will take place from November 7-10, screening an expected 40 narrative and documentary features, short films, “and special highlights on Music Videos and Texas throwbacks,” according to a release. The festival is now accepting submissions from filmmakers. “Founded by Shanna Schanen and...
Bastrop Honor Choir presents free, annual spring concert on May 19
The Honor Choir performed at Canterbury Cathedral in England on July 22, 2023. (Courtesy Honor Choir) The Bastrop Honor Choir is set to hold the organization's annual spring concert at 2 p.m. on May 19. Consisting of 20 elementary, middle and high school singers, the choir will present the hourlong concert at the First United Methodist Church in Bastrop on Main Street.
5 live performances, events around Bastrop in May
A handmade, botanical-themed mural composed of numerous 2-by-2-foot fiber squares submitted from around the country will be on display through the end of June in Smithville. (Courtesy Smithville Yarn Bombers) From live music to local art, many events are taking place in Bastrop over the next month. Read the following...
'It's unfair and I've tried everything' | Central Texas CNA details months-long issues trying to renew licenses with no success
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — Certified nursing assistants, or CNAs, in Central Texas are having trouble renewing their licenses – and some are worried it will affect their jobs. Bastrop County resident Sarah Wilson said she’s always known that she’s wanted to help people. “I used to...
Fossler, Meyer sworn in to Bastrop City Council
The Bastrop City Council certified the election results for the city’s latest elections, welcoming Kerry Fossler and Cynthia Meyer as its newest members. Meyer ran unopposed for a second term for the Place 2 seat, while Fossler beat former Council Member Jimmy Crouch by 64 votes in the race in Place 4. The...
'It's like, blown up' | Woman claims dogs are being dumped at an alarming rate near Del Valle
DEL VALLE, Texas — On the border of Bastrop and Travis counties, a woman claims her neighborhood is dealing with a massive increase in stray dogs. Neighbors think people who no longer want the dogs are abandoning them. They're dogs like Sunny, a blonde husky with bright blue eyes. Elizabeth Cunningham said she has no idea where Sunny came from.
4 Bedroom Home in Caldwell - $1,169,117
Expansive 5,561sqft Ranch home on 10.25 AG-exempt acres w/ spring creek, grapes, & dewberries. 2.75 acres cleared for home & yard is pre-wired for barn, generator, & gate, includes internet tower, & cell booster. Home boasts 2 zoned HVAC, ADA door widths, granite counters, each room w/ private access to walk-around covered patio, & building materials to finish home on-site. Step into spacious 2-story living room w/ stone fireplace open to gourmet kitchen boasting massive eat-in island w/ extra storage, high-end appliances like 2 ovens that bake, roast, steam, & are a convection oven or warmer, 5-burner cooktop w/ grill & wifi control, & wine fridge. Need storage? how about an 11x9 walk-in pantry w/ 2 dedicated fridge/freezer plugs & the utility plumbed w/ doggie shower or extra sink & space to build a butler's pantry! The master retreat includes another cozy gas fireplace, French doors to that serene patio, 17' deep walk-in closet, ensuite bath features double vanity w/ seating, dedicated 60-gallon water heater for relaxing in the jetted tub or 4-head shower w/ shelf. Unfinished are the large secondary bedrooms w/ private vanities, walk-in closets, & connected w/ Jack & Jill bathroom boasting a shared tub plumbed in a bay window niche & a separate shower. Upstairs in the unfinished vast bonus/game room & separate space for a 4th bedroom already plumbed for a full bath. The wrap-around porch includes outdoor fireplace & plumbed for an outdoor kitchen to take in the scenery.
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