Bastrop County News

A Central Texas Marine is the latest casualty of the war in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Cody Stanley was killed on Wednesday during a combat operation in the Helmand province.

A rain system continued to push through Central Texas Monday, dumping steady, heavy rain in many areas and prompting a flash flood watch across the area.

Enrollment at Austin Community College, already at a record high, needs to increase even more to meet local work force needs and to help position the region for a bright economic future, according to a report by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.

To farmers, this week's rain is like liquid gold falling from the sky. "We love it, we love it," said Roger Mogonye, a Bastrop County farmer.

Fire Chief Brandon Bancroft is taking a similar job in Bastrop County. He will become chief of the Bastrop County Emergency Service District One, just east of Austin, starting Oct.

Agriculture extension agent Bob Whitney said interest in farming seminars, such as this one on sheep and goat ranching, has increased.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN BASTROP COUNTY... FAYETTE COUNTY... * UNTIL 915 PM CDT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHERN BASTROP COUNTY... CALDWELL COUNTY... SOUTHEASTERN COMAL COUNTY... FAYETTE COUNTY... NORTHERN GONZALES COUNTY... GUADALUPE COUNTY... SOUTHEASTERN HAYS COUNTY... * UNTIL 700 PM CDT.

Ask around the Waco medical community for an authority on what's wrong with the American health care system - especially as it touches the low-income and uninsured - and fingers point to Dr.

Jan McGill got help from others this summer after her 87 schnauzers were seized.

The new drought monitor Thursday showed conditions were virtually unchanged since last week.

The family of Larry Goodwin has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against UPS in which one of their trucks collided head on killing Larry on July 29 in Bastrop County.

Buescher State Park Superintendent Jamie Hackett releases Houston toads at Bastrop State Park on Monday.

Recent rains in Central Texas have cleared the way for the release of about 160 endangered Houston toads, hand-raised at the Houston Zoo, at Bastrop State Park, zoo spokesman Brian Hill said Thursday.

An Elgin family is now a big believer in alternative medicine and the healing power of horses.

Georgetown University student Yaya Chang, 20, wrote a book about her experience being abused at 12 by a 26-year-old martial arts instructor in the Austin area.

A study released Wednesday found high breast cancer mortality and low early detection rates among African American, Hispanic and rural women in five Central Texas counties.

FM 969: Various eastbound and westbound lane closures between Blake-Manor Road and Bastrop County line from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

Bastrop County detective are trying to learn more about the shooting death of a man near Red Rock Saturday night.

The first Longhorn game means tailgaters are back in full force. One group of tailgaters said they welcome fans wearing all colors.