DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs High School brought home a school record of 13 choir students who qualified for Area auditions after a total of 21 students submitted virtual recordings for the second round of Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State audition. The Area round will be hel...

By Sahar Chmais  Settled in  the quaint town of Mountain City are homes decorated from top to bottom for Christmas. This tradition is not only for residents, but also tourists  who drive through the brilliant lights to capture the magic. It has even helped restore joy for a family that recently move...

By Sahar Chmais  To boost local business in Historic Downtown Buda during the pandemic, the Buda Main Street Program began offering a temporary Curbside Pilot Program to help create easy pickup for retail and restaurant customers.  There will be six areas with numbered signs so customers can let the...

By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY — Former Wimberley Mayor Steve Klepfer was appointed as the Chairperson of the Economic Support and Development Committee on Thursday, Dec. 4.  “He is a property owner on the square,” said Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Minnick. “He is willing to serve. He is well aware of the issu...

By Megan Wehring KYLE — Downtown Kyle is expecting a facelift in the near future. The Kyle City Council was presented with a preliminary landscape design plan for Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park during its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1.  The $93,700 design contract with Coleman & Associates was appr...

By Megan Wehring  BUDA – The COVID-19 pandemic has left many community members in need, now more than ever. The Buda Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a 12-hour Zoom-A-Thon food drive to help lift the burden. Inspired by the Jerry Lewis telethon, this food drive will be streamed using Zoom and soc...

HAYS COUNTY  —  Driving through cities, gazing upon the wonder of Christmas lights is a tradition for many families. Pulling out all the stops for decorating their home for the holidays is a tradition for others. Hays County residents have until Friday, Dec. 11 at 11:45 p.m. to enter the Home Holida...

Residents are encouraged to engage in city council meetings and other town events in the Hays County area. Kyle  Saturday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 12 starting at 9 a.m. : Santa visits Kyle Wednesday, Dec. 2 : West Ranch to Market 150 Naming Committee meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 : Mayoral Run...

By Megan Wehring HAYS CISD — Opening presents tucked under the Christmas tree and eating a spread of a home-cooked meal may be in store for some families this holiday season — for others, it may be a little more barren. Hays CISD is hoping to help families in need by providing the Angel Tree program...

Runoff Election for Kyle Mayor Saturday Early voting in the Kyle mayoral election runoff between Travis Mitchell and Linda Tenorio continues through Friday. Wednesday and Thursday times are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting locations are Kyle city hall, Kyle fire station on Bunton...