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First-ever comprehensive audit for Bastrop County
Friday, May 11, 2012 |
When most people hear the word “audit” their minds immediately turn towards financial matters.
Smithville bikers in big wins
Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
Smithville can claim two world-class “two wheeled” athletes and they both finished first recently in national races.
No help from state
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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County officials are frustrated with what they perceive as a lack of financial help from the State of Texas in their efforts to rebuild the county after the devastating wildfires last September.
‘Cure’ aims to ‘make cancer history’
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
Want to enjoy dinner, live music and more while also supporting a good cause?
County enlists American Youthworks
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
The restoration of the Lost Pines ecosystem will be a large scale project, and at Monday’s Bastrop County Commissioner’s Court meeting, the county agreed to enlist the help of some enthusiastic volunteers.
Powerful Texas Forest Service web app calculates fire risk
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
A powerful web application that pinpoints fire risk for home owners and provides community leaders with layers of data to create fire mitigation plans was unveiled by the Texas Forest Service and The Texas A&M University System last week.
Medical director named for new hospital
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
A physician who has spent the last eight years as a senior director of emergency medicine for St.
Reflections on the 2011 Christmas bird count
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
A few years ago, my son Josh and I were searching for a rare Black-capped Gnatcatcher at the east end of Patagonia Lake in southeastern Arizona.
Authors dedicate home to create writers-in-residence program
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
A Smithville author’s gift has established a literary endowment at Texas State University in San Marcos.
Man dies after fall from tree
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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Robert Michael Prove, 37, of Smithville died last week after falling an estimated 35 feet from a tree he was working on in a backyard in the 600 block of Burleson Street.