For Gardeners in the Heat of Summer 1. Mulch and water: Your vegetable garden, landscape, flowerbeds and trees need some help to make it through this torrid month. Mulch generously, and water deeply. 2. Lawn care: Your grass also needs deep, infrequent watering (5 day schedule) and keep the cutting ...

eresa Williams emailed, “I have lived in Mountain City for 17 years, and I have never even SEEN a bat, much less had them come visit me on my back porch. This morning, however, I had a group swarming back and forth on my back porch until they landed in the corners. I think there are three: I’m not s...

apt. Kermit K. Beahan of Houston tossed and turned the night of Aug. 8, 1945 knowing that the next day, which also happened to be his twenty-seventh birthday, he might be called upon to drop the second atom bomb on Japan. The bloody 11-week battle for Okinawa, that ended in June 1945 with 49,000 All...

Buda Market in the Park On Aug. 5, come out to downtown Buda for Market in the Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. What better way to spend a Saturday than to explore the outdoor Market in the Park along Buda’s historical downtown greenbelt? Market vendors   include local chamber members, farmers, artisans, ...

(photo by Esperanzo Orosco) (photo by Esperanzo Orosco) Representatives of the Hays and San Marcos Educators of the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) joined more than 2,500 protesters on the front steps of the State Capitol July 17 for the Texans for Public Education Rally. Supporters who part...

possible future leader and aspiring filmmaker from Hays County recently returned to the U.S. after serving as President of the Senate during a mock legislative session in Panama. Hays High School student Isabella Sada says her time as President of the Senate in a foreign country was a challenging ye...

Above, right, Pastor David Sweet oversees the construction of the Hays Hills Baptist Church nearly 27 years ago on FM 1626 (file photo) here’s a time for everything, including changes within church leadership. Hays Hills Baptist Church recently experienced this change when David Sweet, lead pastor o...

t this time of year, when summer sun is doing its annual roasting of Central Texas, I am often thinking of the best ways to keep all of my lovely plants alive. As gardeners, we must try our hardest to conserve as much of our precious water for our landscapes as possible. Drip irrigation, without que...

ugust brings some city-related deadlines. Sunday, August 6, is the last day to place limbs by the street for “Limb Days.” If the city opts for the same process this year as past years’, pickup will not occur until after the city receives bids and selects a contractor. With the usual process, contrac...

hildren participating in the Kyle Summer Youth Camp were treated to a hands-on preview of the city’s first hot-air balloon event set for the Labor Day weekend. “We want to show them (the kids) how cool it is and give them an opportunity to see what’s going on inside the balloon,” said Sarah Watson, ...