The Hays CISD Board of Trustees is hosting three public forums about the proposed May 2017 Bond.There are also opportunities at regularly scheduled and special meetings for parents, employees, and community members to speak to the board about the proposal prior to a decision. The legal deadline for ...

Tutus & Tennies 5K Get your tutus ready for this year’s Tutus and Tennies 5K on Jan. 28. Come out and walk, jog, or run a 5K and join in the Dance Dash in the parking lot after. Early packet pick up and walk up registration available at Dance Unlimited in Buda on Friday, Jan. 27, 4-7 p.m.   See   ww...

ountain City became a winter wonderland during the recent hard freeze, with icicles putting on spectacular shows. And, quietly, where the “frost weed” (Verbesina virginica) grows, magical and mystical ice flowers appeared. A Wildflower Center educational email appeared as a freeze warning occurred t...

articipating in the Hays County Livestock Show and Expo (HCLSE) is a tradition Dripping Springs resident Jeff Dodd passed down to his children. As the years went by, Dodd’s three sons, whose interest was spurred by Dodd, not only completed their projects and obtained money for college, but also gain...

arah Bernhardt’s special train rolled into Dallas on Jan. 24, 1892 for the first of four Texas stops on her “Grand World Tour.”   Texans flocked to see the famous French actress, but those who missed the golden opportunity would get a second chance.  After her initial trek across the United States i...

ake news is a serious problem.  The respected Pew Research Center recently found that most American adults obtain their news from social media, where fake news abounds. It is believed largely because of a lack of media literacy on the part of readers. Media literacy is defined by the Center for Medi...

eing a living soil gardener has its challenges. Full refrigerators and pantries; wishing you actually owned stock in the Mason Jar company; and neighbors not answering the door because you have infected them with your overflow. Not to mention the social stigma of crop envy that we have to contend wi...

Hays CISD is planning to join a growing list of Texas school districts opposing the state’s new A-F accountability ratings, which were made public last week. In a letter sent to parents, Hays CISD superintendent Mike McKie called the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) letter grades for Hays CISD “disapp...

After a six-year tenure on the dais, a groundbreaking Hays CISD board trustee is opting to forego a third term as she purses a career in education. In a letter to constituents, Hays CISD at-large board trustee Sandra Bryant, who is the first, and currently only, African-American elected to serve as ...

A pair of Hays Rebel band members claimed All-State Band honors earlier this month. Percussionist Ryan Peed and B-flat clarinetist Chris Robles (center, l-r) were named to the All-State Band as a result of their performances at the Area E band auditions at the University of Texas at Austin Jan. 7. B...