It was an incredible showing for the Dahlstrom Middle School Choir in this year’s Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 18 Choir auditions. A record-setting twenty-two of Director Tanna Bills’ Mustang Choir members swept to places in the Region Choir. The DMS contingent traditionally score...

or the past two years, San Marcos resident Jim Kimball tried his best to save up for an expensive $1,800 tooth extraction. After waiting for three hours Saturday, Kimball, who was the ninth person in line for Ascension’s Medical Mission at Home event at Seton Medical Center Hays, got the chance to r...

ounding Father Thomas Jefferson famously said, “Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.” Enlightenment is much harder to come by than information, especially in today’s information-rich environment. Enlightenment ...

or me from now until the middle of February always brings with it a sense of celebration: it is Irish potato season. Woo-hoo! This is one of my all-time favorite crops to grow… and to consume. Potatoes are a cool season crop. They do very well if you plant them in the late winter, between now and mi...

ecause 200 candles would be too many to place on a cake, Hays County officials last week instead opted to pass a proclamation celebrating the bicentennial birthday of the county’s namesake. The court, joined by members of the Hays County Historical Commission, celebrated Col. John “Jack” Coffee Hays...

ontinuing from where we left off in early January … Some rather close-up marvels of nature burst with details with a pair of binoculars. It’s been awhile since I recommended the Pentax 6.5 x 21 Papilio binocs.  Ohhhhhh, the close-up magnification of the ice flowers on Frost Weed! And, they’re marvel...

Greater Randolph Area Trail Riders Join local officials in giving the Greater Randolph Area Trail riders a Hays County welcome as they make a stop at the San Marcos   Square on their journey from Austin to the San Antonio Rodeo.   Come by the Hays County Courthouse between 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. for your ...

Many couples, and singles, will choose to avoid the masses that will be dining out on Valentine’s Day and stay home to watch a movie instead. The Hays County Echo staff brainstormed on what they thought were some of the most classic movies to watch on Valentine’s Day and here are some choices our st...

esolve to: Get a soil test done! A good test will reveal the texture and ph of the soil, list the nutrients that plants can actually pull from the ground and make appropriate recommendations from there. Don’t pour money into fertilizer and other amendments that may not be needed or could evetn make ...

Burn ban on On Jan. 24, the Hays County Commissioners Court placed the unincorporated areas (including extra territorial jurisdictions) of the county under an immediate burn ban following a report from Fire Marshal Clint Browning. Charcoal, wood and gas grills with lids are exempt from the ban, but ...