By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS – Growing up in a family who loved the autumn season and planned their own pumpkin patches, Christopher Durst was inspired to create the Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival.   The festival was created in 2021 after its founders discovered that the Dr. Pound Historic...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE — Kyle’s Pie in the Sky Festival returns after being canceled last year due to COVID-19.   This year, the family-friendly event took place at Gregg-Clarke Park near Ash Pavillion on Sept. 3 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Typically, the event is at Lake Kyle Park, but the park is cu...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY– A local doctor provides families with tips regarding sleep and nutrition, as students are back in school. Sleep is essential at any age. However, according to the Sleep Foundation, younger ages need even more sleep.   Graphic courtesy of the Sleep Foundation Every age...

Photo courtesy of Judy Lackey Boy Scout Troop 967 in Buda retired over 170 flags on Aug. 26 at Bradfield Village Park. The troop received around 16 large bags from the city that were taken from the American Flag Decommissioning Drop Box, created by Eagle Scout Kameron Welma for his Eagle Scout proje...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY – A local ER doctor provides families with tips on staying safe and healthy throughout the upcoming Labor Day weekend.   The first thing to be mindful of is the weather – even though the holiday weekend is at the beginning of September, temperatures remain high in Hays...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Central Texas — and Hays County is diverting funds to provide free or low-cost breast cancer screenings to help combat this.   During its Aug. 2 regular meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approve...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   BUDA — Hundreds of people gathered at the Buda Amphitheater on Saturday to eat, drink and listen to live music. Despite a light summer shower, nothing was going to stop people from having a good time at Margarita Salsa Fest. The festival, which originated in Waco, was sponsore...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   KYLE — PAWS Shelter of Central Texas, a nonprofit organization, welcomed over 250 guests to celebrate the grand reopening of its Kyle campus, located at 500 East FM 150, on Saturday, Aug. 27.   Right before the event started, PAWS presented to their large donors who assisted i...

By Ashley Kontnier People of all backgrounds, sizes and abilities flooded downtown Kyle Saturday for the inaugural Beat the Heat 5K. The Kyle Professional Firefighters Association (Local 4567) and the Kyle Fire Department hosted their first ever 5K this past weekend, with the help of local nonprofit...

Staff Report If the heat is brutal for us humans, imagine how much worse it can be for animals.   According to PETA, there have already been 29 heat-related animal deaths in the U.S. so far in 2022, along with 176 rescues — and these numbers are only what have been reported. Experts from ASPCA (Amer...