Blanco Vista Elementary’s 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders were greeted by a literal spaceman earlier this week when NASA Astronaut John Blaha visited. The historic visit was largely thanks to BVES educator Meghan Hunter, who is Blaha’s grand-daughter. Blaha, a member of the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame, ha...

Not enough classroom hours to meet state standards led Hays CISD officials to add a weather make-up day on Feb. 19. But many parents and students are crying out, with some citing the district’s plan to bank minutes to avoid such emergency measures. According to a letter sent to parents, students and...

A longtime Hays CISD board trustee is opting to forgo a possible third term in office. In a statement, Holly Raymond, who serves as an at-large trustee on the board, said she will not seek reelection when her seat comes up for election in May. Raymond will continue to serve on the dais until her ter...

Another trip to State was claimed by the Mariachi Los Lobos group after performers earned a first division rating at the Texas Association of Mariachi Educators (TAME) Area Central Mariachi Contest held at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center Saturday. The Varisty Los Lobos group, led by director Jo...

Four Hays High choir students earned their place in the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Choir earlier this month. Those students are (L-R) junior Taylor Cooper (All-State Treble Choir, her second All-State year), senior Emma Cole (All-State Mixed Choir, her fourth consecutive All-State s...

Steeplechase Park in Kyle could soon be going to the dogs. By a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Kyle City Council approved $49,895 for the first phase of a city-owned dog park, located on land near the intersection of Lehman Road and Hailey Drive. Kerry Urbanowicz, Kyle parks and recreation director, said t...

Buda may soon have its first splash pad ready by the start of the summer. By a unanimous vote, the Buda City Council Jan. 18 approved a contract with Vortex Inc. for the purchase and installation of the city’s $286,148 splash pad, which will be located in Green Meadows Park on the east side of town....

ou came close to seeing a photo of a roadrunner on the big boulder birdbath just outside our kitchen window. BUT, a dadgum cat moved into view. Beep Beep. I went barreling through the front door screaming, “CAT!! GO AWAY!!!” RonTom headed through the garage door to see the roadrunner taking one shor...

as Eunice Gray, who burned to death in the Jan. 26, 1962 fire that destroyed the Fort Worth hotel she had run for the past four decades, in reality the woman of western mystery known as Etta Place? Yes, she could have been the widow of Harry Longabaugh, the Old West outlaw known as “The Sundance Kid...

Kyle Garden Club The Kyle Garden Club will meet on Friday Feb.   2, 2018 at 12:30 pm at The Historic Kyle City Hall.   The program is ‘Earth Kind’ by Hays County Master Gardener, Marilyn Love.   The public is invited. Hays County Master Gardeners Master Gardener Marilyn Love will present an overview...