Elgin Courier

07/17/2025

Come and join Elgin Methodist Church this weekend as we listen to Erik and Stephanie Smallwood Share God's word this Sunday and next before they transition into the pulpit full-time on August 10th. Let's support and welcome them with a full spirit and a full house.
https://elginmethodistchurch.com/

07/17/2025

Join the Chemn Cafe for their 6 year Anniversary Bash! Saturday July 19th. Happy Birthday from the team here at the Elgin Courier!

07/17/2025

🌈 Crayola turned downtown Smithville into a rainbow runway last week for a local 9-year-old artist 🎨

Details on what will become a global advocacy initiative film and more inside the Courier. Subscribe online today!

Crayola brightens Bastrop County for young creator

07/16/2025

A series of drug-related investigations in Bastrop County has put a dozen behind bars over the past week.

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The Elgin Courier - serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly since 1890

07/15/2025

With new hours and new energy, Elgin Public Library continues to evolve beyond books.

The downtown hub has earned more than $150,000 in recent grants to fund accessibility upgrades, mental health programming and a new sensory-friendly children’s area.

Stay tuned for a complete roundup of all that the library has going on. Subscribe online today!

The Elgin Courier - serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly since 1890

07/15/2025

A state-funded workforce grant will support a new culinary and hospitality training program based in Smithville this year.

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The Elgin Courier - serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly since 1890

07/11/2025

Don't forget to check out Ewald Kubota's Summer Sales Event!
Work smarter, not harder with a Kubota from Ewalds!

07/11/2025

Congratulations "Things Celtic" on your new digs! "Go n-éirí leat" From all of here at the Elgin Courier!

07/11/2025

Time to Scoot a Boot!

Rain or Shine we will still dance the night away tonight on Main Street!

07/11/2025

🖍️ Crayola comes to Smithville 🖍️

The city explodes with color for a young local artist.

Full story and more in this week’s Courier.

07/10/2025

Elgin weathered three days of flood watches over the holiday weekend without a single water rescue while catastrophic flooding claimed scores of lives farther west.

See what local responders say may still be in store for the city.

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County spared as Hill Country reels from deadly floods

07/09/2025

Guess what I am today! All things pretty and it smells good too.