Authorities have canceled an Amber Alert after two young girls from Kyle who were reportedly kidnapped were found this morning in south Austin, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office. The Amber Alert was issued early this morning and canceled at 10:45 a.m. Moriah Moreno, 8, and her sister Anisa, 3, were allegedly taken from [...]
Lehman’s Hoops 101 Basketball Camp Monday, June 8th – Thursday, June 11th What: A comprehensive basketball camp Who: Incoming 2nd-9th grade boys Times: 8:30 am-4:30 pm Where: Lehman High School Cost: $110.00 Each camper receives a Hoops 101 t-shirt, Hoops 101 basketball, a “Drills for Skills” notebook, written report card and motivational messages throughout the [...]
Hays County Sheriff’s Office officials said Thursday that their deputy wasn’t in the room Tuesday when Child Protective Services (CPS) and a Buda Elementary School nurse examined a student in connection with a CPS investigation. Hays CISD spokesperson Julie Jerome said their office had received numerous calls from across the country after a radio program [...]
It’s one thing for someone to say that they support U.S. troops currently downrange. But it’s another to actually show it. Seventy IBC bank branches in H-E-B stores in Texas are allowing area residents to abet today’s war fighters as part of Operation Care Drop, according to a press release. Donation boxes are presently at [...]
Buda residents are reminded to stay vigilant after a rash of car burglaries hit the town over the holiday weekend. At least six car burglaries occurred Sunday evening in the Creekside neighborhood, said Buda Patrol Chief Bo Kidd. “We’ve had a chronic problem with this,” he said Tuesday. In late April, the Buda Patrol investigated [...]
Helping to save one life can be rewarding. How about two at the same time? Riley Monroe, a 5-year-old from Kyle battling leukemia, is one life that will be aided by those who attend a blood drive in his honor Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cabela’s sporting goods store in Buda. The [...]
In a cliff-hanger race, Buda area political activist Katie Moore edged out former Texas State University student leader Courtney Strange last Thursday night by a 14-13 vote to become the new chair of the Hays County Democratic Party. Moore, who lives in the Elm Grove vicinity west of Buda, is an accountant with party leadership [...]
A DNA match has tied a Buda man with a lengthy criminal history to a vehicle burglary that occurred last year in Bradfield Village, say investigators with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office. Mark Anthony Calderon, 32, remains in custody in the Hays County Jail awaiting trial on two felony counts of armed robbery. On May [...]
Nowadays, the deputies of the Buda Patrol clock out from their last shift at 2 a.m., but the same can’t be said for the criminals they try to apprehend. “Crime doesn’t have any set hours,” said Buda Patrol Chief Bo Kidd. “This business, you need to do it 24-7.” Next month, with the help of [...]
With little fanfare, State Highway 45 Southeast opened to motorists earlier this month, offering a speedy route between Buda and State Highway 130 for those willing to pay the toll. But its companion road, SH 45 Southwest, has been slower to materialize. A nine-member task force appointed by State Senator Kirk Watson (D-Austin) will make [...]
