ver since opening a barbershop in downtown Buda in 1977, many local residents have come to know Mike Evans and his haircutting expertise. For some, Evans has been the barber that’s serviced their family for at least two generations. It’s for that reason that many Buda residents are mourning the loss...

planned mock traffic stop turned into a surprise moment for a Buda couple prior to Christmas. With the help of the Buda Police Department, Emmanuel Avina proposed to his girlfriend Paulina Rios Dec. 22, which was captured on video and has since gone viral online.  Assisting Avina was Buda Sgt. Erica...

eneral notes: For those of us who like to bundle up during this time of year, our balmy ‘flip-flops and T-shirt’ Christmas was a bit of a disappointment. Weather forecasters think this is because of the return of La Niña conditions in the Pacific. When will winter truly arrive, and how should garden...

dmiral James Otto Richardson met with Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Jan. 5, 1941 and for the second time in three months tried to convince the President that the Pacific Fleet was a sitting duck at Pearl Harbor. Joe Richardson was born in Paris in 1879, and that northeast Texas town was where he grew...

Race for Space at LBJ Museum The Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos celebrates a decade of serving the community with a new display.   The “Race for Space,” featuring an Apollo EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit) Spacesuit used for training, will be on display at the museum until Feb. 4, 2017...

t’s a busy time of the year for birds.   Some are leaving our area for warmer climates in Central and South America.   Others are arriving from Canada and Alaska.   Among our winter birds are house finches, dark-eyed juncos, cedar waxwings, goldfinches, white-breasted nuthatches and various woodpeck...

One of the first babies born in the Austin area occurred in Hays County Sunday as Athena Voudouris entered the world at 12:00:13 a.m. Jan. 1 at Seton Medical Center Hays in Kyle. Athena, whose parents are Joelle and John Michael Voudouris, weighed 6 lbs., 3 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. According to...

Dripping Springs ISD students may have been enjoying their last day of winter break on Jan. 2, but teachers were back at work, and taking advantage of multiple professional development opportunities. Teachers could sign up for different sessions, including “Bringing Makers Spaces into the Classroom”...

n unexpected phone call from an Austin film producer several months ago has thrust a Dripping Springs business owner into the spotlight.     Late last month, Ed Michal, owner of Delta Tax Service along U.S. Highway 290 in Dripping Springs, watched as his business transformed into the opening scene o...

Tree recycling The Hays County Recycling/Solid Waste Centers will recycle your Christmas trees for free until Jan. 7. between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The centers are located at 1691 Carney Lane (end of County Road 278) in Wimberley, and at 100 Darden Hill Road (County Road 162)...