A large gash in the pavement was the result of an issue suffered by a trailer hauling a large home to Trautwein Road in Dripping Springs April 7. An Austin area company suffered some bad luck late last week when its trailer suffered a tire issue while hauling a large home in the early morning hours ...

Less than a month after a student was killed in a car accident, the Hays High community is mourning the loss of a senior who passed away over the weekend. Xavier Jacaman, 17, died of a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Dennis Gutierrez, Hays County Sheriff’s Office public information offic...

Hays CISD high school concert bands from   Lehman and Hays High brought home the hardware during the 2016 UIL Concert and Sightreading Evaluation, which was held at the Hays Performing Arts Center last week. All four Hays High bands received sweepstakes honors, which meant they earned a “1” in conce...

Hays High School’s Legacy Players sparkled at the lofty Regional level of competition this week, their One Act Play, “Silent Sky,” again impressive at San Antonio Southside High School. By virtue of that Regional berth, these theatre standouts celebrated their production being one of the state’s top...

Lehman High School’s Health Occupations Student Association (HOSA) has once again qualified members to advance to the organization’s Nationals! Lobo HOSA senior members Marissa Paz and Dara Vasquez will represent Lehman at Orlando this summer. Marissa earned HOSA’s Barbara James Nomination to advanc...

Standing at the entryway of Cinderella’s Closet at Lehman High are (L-R) sophomores Berenice Udave, Kami Hernandez and Gaby Arvizu. All three are member of the Spanish Honors Society, which is the group that operates the nonprofit that helps Hays CISD students find formal wear for a variety of schoo...

uda city leaders earmarked $360,000 in monies from Proposition 5 of the 2014 bond April 4 for creation of a proposed splash pad on the east side of Buda. The move, which was approved by the Buda City Council by a unanimous vote, would create the splash pad in Green Meadows Park. Buda Parks and Recre...

Author and former Hays Free Press editor, Wes Ferguson, presented his second book, “The Blanco River,” at the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center Saturday. The book covers topics of history, geology and property rights in regards to the river. Other contributors spoke, as well, including photograp...

hey bloom for months on end, and they come in any size you could imagine. Once established they can hold up with our native tree species during even the most prolonged droughts. Vibrant color and water conservation rolled together into one beautiful tree. For a low-maintenance ornamental tree, you c...

ave you seen your first firefly of 2017? For us, it was this past week. RonTom and I went over to Buck’s Backyard on 1626 for a bite to eat after Monday evening’s City Council Meeting. From the back deck, in a nice breeze, we watched fireflies and the full moon while frogs croaked. It’s a new dining...