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)...

aking up on New Year’s morning and watching the Tournament of Roses parade on television with family is tradition for Lehman High senior Caroline Salas. When the first float takes off from the corner of Green Street and Orange Grove in Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 2, Salas, along with Lehman High junior Ed...

District opens sixth middle school With a ceremonial cut of the ribbon by area dignitaries, Hays CISD in August celebrated the opening of the district’s sixth middle school. McCormick Middle School, named after Dr. T.C. McCormick Jr., a social and medical pioneer from Buda, officially opened with mu...

Give a bark for Buda’s dog park Buda residents and their four-legged companions celebrated the opening of the city’s new dog park in August, which is located along Buda Sportsplex Drive. The park features a large and small dog area has amenities such as a Bow Wow Barrel, Hound Hoops, a teeter-totter...

The schematic designs for two 115,000 square foot elementary campuses slated to go into a possible May 2017 bond got the green light from Hays CISD officials this month. By a 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD board approved the designs for two campuses that are projected to cost $33.9 million each. Tim Savoy,...

Three Buda Police officers prepare to “detain” an evasive and perhaps unruly holiday gift during a wrapping session for the annual Buda Police Blue Santa event held Saturday. Several area children joined Buda Police officers and Chief Bo Kidd for the department’s Shop With a Cop event, which allowed...

Santa took on a blue hue Monday as he traded in his red jumpsuit for a blue one during the Kyle Police Department’s Blue Santa giveaway event. The program provided many area families who may not be able to celebrate the holidays with a full holiday meal as well as toys and gifts for children.

t’s a WONDERFUL life in Mountain City! How beautiful our city looks, all decorated up for Christmas. No one remembers Mountain City looking so spectacular to this extent in the past. Thanks to everyone who helped light up Mountain City this year. From those with a string of lights to those who earne...

’is the season, and I’m sure at least some readers have sung ‘We Wish you a Merry Christmas’ in the past few days, which includes the line ‘Now bring us some figgy pudding.’  This seasonal dessert dates back to 16th century England, and was a mixture of custard, croutons and mashed figs. (There are ...

Polar Bear Splash 2017 Splash in the new year with this free annual tradition at the Kyle Pool on January 1.   Pool gates open at 1 p.m. and the splash begins at 1:30 p.m. Rain-out make-up day will be Monday, Jan. 2 at the same time and place. Kyle Garden Club The Kyle Garden Club will meet Friday, ...