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Vote for the Austin-area boys high school athlete of the week
It's time to make your choice for the Covert Chevrolet Bastrop Austin-Area Boys Athlete of the Week for April 15-20 McCallum baseball player Sam Stevens was voted the top boys athlete for April 8-13. This week's list of five nominees is made up of five track-and-field athletes who have qualified for the UIL...
Bastrop ISD enrollment up by 17% over last 5 years, more growth projected
Kindergarten classes are expected to reach a record high in Bastrop next year with about 869 students. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) Bastrop ISD projects almost 20,000 students in the district by 2033 due to housing growth in the area. The district's current enrollment is 13,006 students across 16 campuses. Rocky Gardiner,...
City enters into agreement with Cemetery Association
The Moulton City Council has entered an interlocal agreement between the city and the Moulton City Cemetery Association, Inc. at the April 9 meeting. "This is for the cemetery association and the only change we have in place for this concerns illegal dumping,” City Administrator LuAnn Rogers said. "The city already has an agreement to use the cemetery property for residents to burn their brushes."
Parents of boy who died in Bastrop bus crash sue truck driver, his employer
The parents of a deceased child filed a lawsuit against a concrete company and one of its truck drivers, who collided with a Hays CISD bus their child was on, according to a complaint filed in the Bastrop County District Court.
Central Texas schools sharing news of budget shortfalls for next school year
School districts across Central Texas are reporting they're ending the school year the way they started. They're running a deficit. This week Round Rock ISD (RRISD) is letting their families know what their financial situation is and how they are going to handle it. RRISD managed to budget in a...
BMS Softball Team Falls to Lincoln
On Tuesday afternoon, the BMS Lady Braves hosted the Lincoln Lady Wildcats at the Bridgeport Softball Field and fell 17-3. This was the second meeting this season between the two teams. In the first contest, LMS won by the score of 5-0. In the top of the second, LMS got...
First National Bank of Bastrop to welcome Stephen Lee as president, CEO after 10-month search
Current CEO and President Reid Sharp led the 10-month search to find his successor. (Courtesy First National Bank of Bastrop) After a 10-month search, locally owned financial institution First National Bank of Bastrop will welcome Stephen Lee in May as the ninth president and CEO since opening in 1889. The...
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