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Elections set for two spots on board
Monday, January 30, 2012 |
The Bastrop ISD board of trustees Tuesday approved plans and contracts that will allow the board to hold elections for two of its places on Saturday, May 12.
Negotiators resolve tense situation at HEB
Monday, January 30, 2012 |
What could have ended in tragedy was resolved without further incident as law officers were able to talk a man into coming down from the HEB clock tower last Saturday night.
STAAR to be ‘rigorous’
Monday, January 30, 2012 |
More than 100 teachers and parents came out to Cedar Creek High School Jan. 19 for Bastrop ISD’s parent and board workshop to discuss the newest statewide student examination, the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness.
Mobile program a huge success
Monday, January 30, 2012 |
The Bastrop County Animal Shelter’s first “neighborhood visit” program for spay and neutering of pets was a resounding success, said shelter director Troy Walters.
County seeks water dispute resolution
Monday, January 30, 2012 |
The Bastrop County commissioners approved a resolution to support efforts made to find an agreement between Aqua Water Supply Corp. and the City of Elgin at the commissioners’ regular meeting Monday, Jan. 23.
Trees help give land a new start
Sunday, January 22, 2012 |
Last Friday, 250 Bastrop County landowners gathered at McKinney Roughs Nature Park to attend the county’s first post-fire habitat management event, a day-long workshop designed to teach them how to care for the flora, fauna and soil of their fire-affected property.
Museum progress on a roll
Sunday, January 22, 2012 |
The new home for the Bastrop County Historical Society Museum and Visitor Center is moving full steam ahead.
Cocaine linked to death
Sunday, January 22, 2012
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The autopsy results for a Bastrop man who died while in the custody of the Elgin Police Department last November have revealed that he died as a result of “acute cocaine and ethanol toxicity.”
Illegal burning smokes county investigator
Saturday, January 21, 2012 |
Within an hour after county commissioners lifted the burn ban in late December, environmental enforcement investigator Gretchen Gardner had her hands full responding to illegal burns.
In the juror’s box
Saturday, January 21, 2012 |
The pay isn’t much for jury duty, but court officials say it’s a citizen’s responsibility that helps keep democracy alive and serves as a check on the legal system.