After lying dormant for nearly 50 years, a cold case is being re-opened in Lee County to see if modern technology can help solve it. On September 7, 1975 a family was having a picnic at the roadside park located on Highway 77 South of Giddings near the Fayette County line. The father crossed the fenceline and located a green trash bag near a tree. After moving the bag, he discovered the contents were that of human remains of what later turned out to be a four-year old boy.

FAYETTE COUNTY, Texas — Fire crews responded to a storage container filled with antiques on fire in Fayette County Tuesday morning. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office responded at around 9:08 a.m. to a call reporting a fire in the storage container located at Bar W Field located off State Highway 237.

The Sweet Tea Breakfast includes eggs, bacon or sausage patties, toast and coffee for $5. (Courtesy Sweet Tea Cafe) Owners Randy and Jessica Walker began offering house-made food at Smithville’s newest eatery earlier this month. In a nutshell. The Walkers make nearly everything in-house at Sweet Tea Cafe without...

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — Bastrop County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspect in connection with two break-ins at a Dollar General store in Cedar Creek this month. Deputies say the first incident happened on October 10, 2024, when the suspect broke into the store, locatedat 108 Royal Rd, and stole three cases of beer, causing several thousand dollars in property damage.

While Somerville Head Coach Phil Roberts would have preferred to have won it on the field, the Yeguas have clinched their first District Championship since 1983. McDade ISD posted on their Facebook page that the Bulldogs have forfeited this Friday night’s game against the Somerville Yeguas. The forfeit improves...

This week's FOX 7 Friday Football Player of the Week is Bastrop sophomore quarterback Weston Nielsen. Nielsen is 15–18 in passes, has 352 yards and five touchdowns. He also ran in a touchdown in Bastrop's 47-24 win over Elgin in a key district battle.

There's more construction expected at the Tesla Gigafactory in east Travis County.

Those Bellville Brahmas brought the Pasture of Pain to Buffalo Stadium !!! The Giddings Buffalos and those Brahma Bulls from Bellville are definitely stampeding on the football field tonight and Courtney Cartwright was in the middle of all the Pink Out action in Giddings! Thanks to Ben’s Body and Paint Academy Sports + Outdoors Rental Solutions in Giddings and Wellmann Insurance Agency, Inc. Alpha One Ford La Grange.

It's less than a week until Election Day, and residents in and beyond Central Texas will gather to watch the early voting and day-of results trickle in at watch parties across the region.

The Round Top-Carmine Cubettes wrapped up the regular season by defeating Fayetteville for the District 28-1A Championship. The Cubettes won the first two sets 25-15 and 25-6, Fayetteville won the third set 25-17, but then RTC came back to win the fourth set 25-16. RTC also honored their outgoing seniors...

AUSTIN — The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) is collecting input from the community through an online open house for its Regional Safety Action Plan (RSAP), which is geared to enhance roadway safety in Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. The plan will identify solutions to enhance traffic safety and reduce and eventually eliminate fatal and serious-injury crashes, while improving transportation systems for all users across the six-county region, including pedestrians, cyclists, public transportation users and drivers, with an emphasis on equitable investment in historically underserved communities, according to CAMPO. This comprehensive and data-driven effort will address the broader regional safety needs and provide access to additional funding resources. It will also include county-specific plans for Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays and Williamson counties — a separate safety action plan for Travis County is being developed with the support of a specific grant and is expected to be completed by April 2025. This plan will be seamlessly integrated into the broader RSAP, ensuring that all local insights and solutions are reflected in the regional strategy, according to a news release. CAMPO is also currently collecting feedback to inform the development of the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The 2050 RTP is a multimodal long-range transportation plan that will address transportation needs over the next 25 years for Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. This plan considers factors such as regional growth and anticipated funding to develop a regional network for the next several decades to include roads, transit, biking, walking and using technology to travel more efficiently. Study information and commenting opportunities for both planning efforts are available at www.campotexas.org/get-involved . Printed materials can be requested by calling 512-651-3964. A postage paid envelope will be included to return the survey by mail. The online open house will be available through Monday, Nov. 18.

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bellville, La Grange was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 52-35 win over the Caldwell Hornets. That's more bragging rights for the Leopards, who also won the pair's last head-to-head. It was another big...

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The Round Top Wine Fest is set for this weekend. The Round Top Area Chamber of Commerce will offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy shopping, food and many different kinds of wines. The event kicks off on Friday with a Corks and Courses Wine Dinner at the Round Top Dance...

Certified medication aides needing to meet state continuing education requirements can take a refresher course through the Blinn College District on Monday, Nov. 11. The one-day course will be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in-person at the Schulenburg campus or by interactive video on the Bryan campus. The cost is $75 and registered nurse Linda Rabel will conduct the training.

Bastrop 552 Founder Alton Butler will open a film-play-stay concept on 545 acres of riverfront property in Bastrop. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact) Three years in the making, founder Alton Butler said the stage is set to resume building Bastrop 552 film studios after a recent plot twist: the disannexation of his 545-acre property on Lovers Lane.

Bastrop County commissioners plan to reevaluate the order at the meeting Nov. 12. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact) The Bastrop County Commissioners Court extended the burn ban through Nov. 12. The county has been under a burn ban since Aug. 26. Who is affected?. Residents living within unincorporated areas of the county...

Cedar Creek had to take a loss the last time they squared off against Richards School for Young Women Leaders but Madden Denton made sure they didn't get the same satisfaction on Tuesday. The Cedar Creek Eagles won by a set and slipped past Richards School for Young Women Leaders 3-2 thanks in part to Denton, who had 35 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last three games she's played.

Schulenburg is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while Sealy is on a ten-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Schulenburg Shorthorns will host the Sealy Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.