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Fishing for bass on a small Texas lake brings back great memories of past days | Leggett
MULDOON — My friend Maurice Estlinbaum sat, boat tied to a dead tree, casting into a bathroom-sized spot along the outside edge of a line of aquatic vegetation in a small lake on land owned by his neighbor in this small community on the outskirts of La Grange. For...
Bastrop Live Music Foundation fosters the local music scene, invests in young artists
Music student Jennifer received a keyboard as part of Bastrop Live Music Foundation's Gear for Good program. (Courtesy Bastrop Live Music Foundation) After a battle with cancer, Bastrop actor and musician Robert Kraft reflected on what in his life made the most positive impact on the world around him—the answer: music.
New Greek coffee and snacks options, plus more Bastrop business updates
Owner Deanna Sharp moved her raw dog and cat food shop from R.A. Green Mercantile to Harmony Ridge in late April. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact) Check out the latest openings, closings and more in Bastrop County. This list is not comprehensive. Now Open. Tuff Shed Bastrop. Founder and CEO Tom Saurey...
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 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.
New Paws, New Love: Adopt Dogs Today in Bastrop, TX
Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around bastrop.
Cedar Creek's team Meat the Creek cooks up a storm at High School BBQ state competition
By 6 a.m. Saturday, smoky aromas wafted through the parking lot of the Dell Diamond baseball complex in Round Rock. High school students in cowboy hats strode through the hazy dawn light with ribs and slabs of brisket flung over their shoulders. By that time, senior Connor Smith was already fussing with the traditional wood burning dual exhaust smoker, a giant pit on wheels with Texas shapes on the exhaust vents’ covers. ...
City of Bastrop celebrates bird city accreditation with 9 new sculptures
A woodpecker sculpture in front of the Bastrop Convention and Exhibit Center is among the nine planned sculptures of Bastrop bird species. (Adobe Stock photo) Locations for nine new bird statues along Chestnut Street and in downtown Bastrop have been approved by City Council. The statues are part of the Bastrop Cultural Arts Commission's Bastrop Bird Junction Project.
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