The heavy rains and high winds associated with Hurricane Harvey’s arrival in Central Texas was felt by many in the surrounding community. As a result, many people also snapped photos and documented some of the damage and destruction that took place this past week. Rain gauges in the area collected n...

Although delayed by a day due to weather, Hays CISD students put on their best clothes and smiled their biggest grins as they burst through the doors for the first day of classes. Over 18,000 students made their way to 23 Hays CISD campuses this year. Here is a collection of first day of school phot...

An increase in billing expenses incurred by the group operating Hays CISD’s Wellness Encouraged through Lifelong Learning (WELL) Clinic could force the district to take on more of the burden to provide the service. But district leaders fear a possible increase in co-payment fees could become a barri...

Pie in the Sky Festival Join the city of Kyle Sept. 1-2 for the inaugural Pie in the Sky Hot Air Balloon Festival at Lake Kyle. Enjoy many pie-themed activities as well as a hot air balloon launch and a “glow” in the evening.   The event will also include an attempt at making the first Guinness Worl...

t an hour past midnight on Aug. 31, 1950, two Texas Rangers woke the boss of the Los Angeles underworld from a deep sleep to give him a simple choice:   go home or go to jail. Mickey Cohen had hoped to slip into the Lone Star State, conduct a little business and slip back out unnoticed.   But the tr...

s opioid related deaths continue to rise across the country, a lack of resources locally could make it difficult for Hays County residents to overcome the addiction. Opioid related deaths have surged in recent years, with 33,000 deaths reported in 2015. Of that number, 1,186 opioid related deaths we...

ayward animals across the nation found assistance in finding a forever home during the Aug. 19 “Clear the Shelters” event sponsored by NBC. NBC and Telemundo-owned stations teamed up to host the event which took place with more than 900 shelters across the United States in a dual effort to find last...

ith the arrival of the new month tomorrow, we enter a period of transition as we move from the doldrums of summer into what can be one of the busiest of seasons for central Texas gardeners. Some jobs for this month. 1. Cut back annual summer flowers, mulch, and feed. We have approximately 75 to 90 d...

arvey huffed. And he puffed. And he blew some big trees over in Mountain City. NextDoor.com showed photos of several large trees that succumbed to the relentless wind and rain over the weekend. Many limbs (dead and alive, large and small) joined trees on the ground. James Polk’s rain gauge showed ju...

With candles shining bright, a handful of residents peacefully sat at Blue Hole Regional Park in Wimberley as they held a candlelight vigil following the events in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month. The event was held to honor the victims of a white nationalist’s attack on counter-protest...