PRESS RELEASE: Bastrop Food Pantry Warns of Summer Food Crisis
The Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry is calling on the community to lend support as growing demand, rising food prices, and looming food shortages put increasing pressure on local resources. In the first five months of 2025 alone, the Food Pantry has served over 3,000 neighbors, marking a modest but concerning increase over the previous year, and the third consecutive year of growing need. With the high cost of food making it harder for families to put meals on the table, food insecurity continues to
Less Paper, More Purpose: How Small Business Owners Can Cut the Admin Clutter
Small business owners rarely have the luxury of time. Days blur together as operational demands collide with unexpected fires, and somewhere in the middle sits a mountain of administrative work. The problem isn’t always volume—it’s fragmentation. Inefficiencies creep in when energy is divided across outdated systems, redundant tasks, and an avalanche of emails that could’ve been a single checklist. For those trying to scale, survive, or simply find breathing room, simplifying these back-office duties
VeraBank Joins ICBA and U.S. Postal Inspection Services to Promote Check Fraud Prevention
VeraBank Joins ICBA and U.S. Postal Inspection Service to Promote Check Fraud Prevention Henderson, TX (March 17, 2025) - VeraBank is proud to join forces with the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) in partnership with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on an initiative to help customers protect themselves from the growing threat of check fraud. In support of this initiative, VeraBank offers educational materials and personal guidance to ensure customers have the tools they need to
PUBLIC OPINION POLL AFFIRMS PIVOTAL ROLE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 5, 2024 Contact:Becki Womble, CCE, IOM President & CEO (512) 303-0558 bwomble@bastropchamber.com PUBLIC OPINION POLL AFFIRMS PIVOTAL ROLE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCEU.S. adults recognize the wide-sweeping impact of their local chamber, ACCE/Harris Poll survey finds Bastrop, Texas (December 5, 2024) — Results from a nationwide public opinion poll indicate chambers of commerce are vital to the prosperity of their communities. The Harris Poll survey,
