When businesses open up, it’s expected they will endure financial losses in the first year. But what happens when the new business is forced to close down after two months of opening? Inspired Minds Arts Center in Buda has taken that hit, yet is finding new ways to persevere. “When we closed our doo...

Hays County experienced its first death from the COVID-19 virus on Monday, April 13. The county said a woman in her 80s who was staying with a relative in Buda succumbed to the disease. Her death came roughly one month after the county’s first recorded “presumptive” positive case. Along with that an...

Three people were arrested in Hays County last month for illegally digging up Native American artifacts and at least one is thought to be part of an investigation by the Bureau of Land Management into antiquities theft and sale. Native American remains and “sacred burial beads” were among artifacts ...

As part of the ongoing Main Street Improvement Project, a small portion of Bradfield Drive at the intersection of Main will be closed in both directions from Monday, April 20 to Monday, April 27.   This is due to construction on the southern side of the intersection and roadway. Drivers will not be ...

The Health Department on Monday reported the death of a woman in her 80s who was living with a relative in Buda.   COVID -19 CDC photo Additionally, the number of confirmed cases grew by 19 overnight to a total of 93, according to the county’s 4 p.m. update of its “dashboard” on the coronavirus at h...

Seven more cases of COVID-19 were added to Hays County’s toll Sunday, bringing the total to 89. There have been no deaths, 9 hospitalization including 2 currently, and 549 negative tests results. Results in 9 cases remain pending, Twenty four people have recovered. There were no new positives report...

Eighty two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Hays County, with two new cases reported to the count’s Health Department since Thursday. COVID -19 CDC photo Fifty eight of those are active. Twenty four people have recovered and 492 have tested negative. Test results in 13 cases are pending. The...

Anita Miller Authorities say Native American remains and “sacred burial beads” were among artifacts stolen from a San Marcos-area burial site and later sold. At least one of three people arrested in Hays County last month is thought to be a part of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) case. A married...

by Anita Miller Work on Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) is halted near where the project will cross the Blanco River, the company says, as it continues to review the next steps “with our consultants, the water district and regulatory agencies.” A preliminary map shows the projected ro...

Dollie Roberta McSpadden Beattie, age 83, was joyfully welcomed into her Savior's arms on April 3, 2020 after a lengthy battle with COPD. Roberta was born on November 18, 1936 in Bath County, Kentucky to parents Stanley and Flora Mae Crockett. She is survived by five of her eight children, Debra (Ke...