55° F Friday, January 27, 2012
  • River rises after rains, heavy runoff

    On Thursday, Jan. 26, city public works director Jack Page said the Colorado River had probably crested at about 9:30 a.m. at 21.45 feet.

  • Illegal burning smokes county investigator

    Within an hour after county commissioners lifted the burn ban in late December 2011, Bastrop County environmental enforcement investigator Gretchen Gardner had her hands full responding to illegal burns.

  • County Court gets news on Long Term Recovery Plan

    A large group of Bastrop County residents, including many members of the Long Term Recovery Committee, gathered Jan. 9 in the commissioners’ courtroom for a review of the county’s recovery plan, the 42-page set of guidelines the commissioners adopted in September to guide the county’s efforts to restore and revitalize the area after the Bastrop County Complex Fires.

  • Wildfire lawsuit "resolved"

    A $6 million civil lawsuit against Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and McCoy Tree Surgery stemming from the Feb. 28, 2009 Wilderness Ridge Fire has ended after two days of testimony in Bastrop County’s  335th District Court.

  • Fire Destroys Indian Lake home

    A Sunday morning fire at 414 Big Bow on Indian Lake destroyed the home of the Drecher family and claimed the life of their beloved German shepard, Trixie.

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