(courtesy photo) Each year fifth-graders at Dripping Springs Elementary School participate in the Colonial Fair as part of a Social Studies unit. Each student researches an aspect of colonial life and create a way to present a summary of what they learned, while dressing in clothes representative of...

new cast of birds will be arriving in our area over the next several weeks.   These winter species will join such faithful birds as black-crested titmice and Carolina chickadees which stay here year round. Be on the lookout for robins, goldfinches and – if you are very lucky – painted buntings.   Th...

Courthouse lighting Kick off the holiday season at the Hays County Courthouse lighting ceremony on Nov. 25 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Spend time with Santa, listen to live music and enjoy the view of the historic courthouse in its most festive time. The courthouse is located at 111 E. San Antonio Street...

On Nov. 8,   Lehman High Future Farmers of America (FFA) members in eight teams competed at the Lonestar District FFA contest. Lehman High was represented in a handful of categories including Senior Chapter Conducting, Senior Quiz, Senior Skills, Senior Creed Speaking, Junior Creed Speaking, Junior ...

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 your Thanksgiving feast this coming Thursday, then ...

Making sure he’s dressed for the part, Kyle Parks and Recreations worker Joe Loya dons a large holiday ornament as a rather fancy earring while in a cherry picker at Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park last week. (photo by Moses Leos III) While there were some fun and games, workers hastily put the f...

inutes after the fatal shooting of President Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, Dallas police found a trio of unusually well-dressed tramps in a boxcar behind the “grassy knoll” and marched them single-file through Dealey Plaza. Photographers snapped several pictures of the passing parade.   In the ensuing y...

Buda Trail of Lights Trail of Lights is a free holiday event held at Historic Stagecoach Park where visitors walk a lighted trail through the park to view the dazzling exhibits, sip hot chocolate, and meet Santa. See the spectacles of the holiday season at this annual event from 6-10 p.m. nightly De...

usic was in the air as the 50-plus Night Hawk Frozen Foods employees danced and cheered along the assembly line during the Hays County Food Bank’s holiday meal box “Boxing Day”. Hays County Food Bank (HCFB) has been hosting the Turkeys Tackling Hunger holiday meal box program for 11 years and starte...

exas State University continues to assist select groups of students from varying high schools through the Upward Bound program. Ray Cordero, Grant Director at Texas State University, said the Upward Bound Program, an early academic intervention and college prepatory program, is one of three the univ...