Staff report DRIPPING SPRING — In another illustration of the rapid growth occurring in western Hays County, Dripping Springs ISD's fifth elementary school is under construction on Darden Hill Road (near the intersection of Sawyer Ranch Road). The school will have the capacity for 850 students and...

  KYLE – A classic decoration at fraternity houses and teenagers’ bedrooms, they are essential in helping us all get around. But like everything else, street signs don’t last forever. The city of Kyle, however, is holding a unique sale that will give retired signs a new lease on life   — an online a...

By Megan Wehring Stage II drought enforcement procedures were discussed by the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District on Thursday, Dec. 10 using a Zoom video conference. The district’s board previously declared a Stage II Alarm Drought at its meeting on Thursday, Dec. 8.  The Lovelady ...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – While the world may have fallen silent at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cry for help from children in foster care has increased. “We already serve so many families in the margins,” said Susan Ramirez, founder of Austin Angels . “The pandemic has increas...

By Sahar Chmais DRIPPING SPRINGS — The city of Dripping Springs received a 300-acre land donation, adjacent to Headwater Subdivision, from Dick Rathgeber and Rathgeber Investment Company LTD. The property was appraised at about $5.7 million and will be dedicated to the city as Rathgeber Natural Reso...

Submitted Report BUDA – City park is now open to the public The wait is finally over. Buda City Park is now officially open to the public.  Upgrades include two new playground areas for younger and older children with ADA compliant playground equipment, a splash pad, new restrooms, and a games and g...

  HAYS COUNTY – Hays County Commissioners Court today further clarified the parameters of the Hays County COVID-19 Relief Program, which is being administered by Hays County and Blanco River Regional Recovery Team (BR3T). The deadline to apply is Dec. 22. The goal of the program, originally approved...

AUSTIN – Ascension Seton Hays has announced the opening of a third cardiac catheterization lab (cath lab), increasing cardiovascular services available at the hospital. A cath lab is an examination room with diagnostic imaging equipment used to visualize the arteries and the chambers of the heart an...

  KYLE, TEXAS –Free COVID-19 testing from Curative is still available at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center, 979 Kohlers Crossing, daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. But in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, all Curative mobile testing sites throughout Hays County will be closed on Dec....

Illustration courtesy of the Kyle Police Department KYLE— Starting Friday, Dec. 11, Kyle Police Department officers will be handling traffic control at Goforth Road and Bebee Road as well as Dacy Lane and Bebee Road. Officers will be present Monday through Friday from 6:30-9:30 a.m. and 4:30-7:30 p....