T here has never been an easier time to go green. And you know what? It’s about time! Thank goodness gardening products like malathion, dursban, diazinon, spectracide, triforine and a thousand others are no longer viable options to combat our garden pests. Thank goodness also that we no longer have ...

P ostal inspectors effectively pulled the plug on a Corsicana-to-Palestine electric railway on Dec. 4, 1907 by banning the fraudulent firm from the U.S. mail. Following a modest debut in Ohio in 1889, the revolutionary new mode of transportation took the country by storm.   Enthusiasts brashly boast...

While many slept in or watched annual parades Thanksgiving morning, Lehman High educator David Abdelmaseih and several of his social studies students gave back to their community. They delivered meals to those who are food insecure in Hays County via Operation Turkey, a Central Texas-based operation...

After months of culling nominations and receiving input from you, our readers, we at the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch are proud to announce our winners for our Citizens of the Year campaign. The premise of our campaign was to find those who make an impact across various categories in our commun...

C hange in Loving Mountain City Holiday Decor Recognition Scheduled, due (mostly) to rains: Advance Decor Scouts Out, December 9 (identifying substantially decorated addresses); Decor Scouts Out, December 10, 6pm – 8pm in decorated trailer pulled by Roland Garza. Departing City Hall. Sign up with pt...

The graduation rate in Hays CISD schools is increasing despite half of its students reportedly being at-risk for dropping out. Social justice issues and politics are shaping the way middle and high school students are choosing to learn about themselves and their communities, which educators say is i...

Over the course of several hours Nov. 9, an assembly line of workers at Night Hawk Frozen Foods in Buda, some of them in festive holiday attire, packed boxes filled with joy, fellowship and, most of all, food. The moment was part of the annual Turkeys Tackling Hunger holiday meal box program, where ...

Buda Library Book Sale Friends of the Buda Library are hosting their annual book sale Dec. 1 and 2 for the general public. Members are invited to a preview on Nov. 30. Gently used books for low prices. Proceeds benefit the library. Christmas Jazz Musical St. John Lutheran Church in Uhland is hosting...

Surrounded by family, friends and onlookers Saturday, Hays High sophomore Kam Welma took pride in accomplishing a feat that has been months in the making. On the outside, his project, a fire pit constructed of stone and mortar, is simple and unimposing. But for Welma, a member of Buda Boy Scouts Tro...

A lthough during Thanksgiving the spotlight tends to focus on the cooks of the house, I believe it should also be a time for gardeners to receive some acclaim. So, gardeners of Buda, Kyle and Austin, if you grew any of the vegetables that are part of next Thursday’s Thanksgiving feast, then speak up...