In 1962, the United States put the first man in orbit and the Beatles recorded their hit single “Love Me Do.” In that same year, Elmo Battles was a 32-year-old Korean War veteran and single father of three boys working in his hometown of Cuero, Texas at the local Chevy dealership. Elmo knew Shirley ...

This Valentine’s day, you might be waiting with your boo for a table at a crowded fancy restaurant or, like many others, you are at home swiping left and right on dating apps. Finding “the one” nowadays is more of a game than stars aligning, according to Texas State lecturer Jessica James, who autho...

Heather Olson of the Kyle Flower Shop gets in gear for making Valentine bouquets for the upcoming holiday.

On Feb. 7, Eikon Church will be organizing and hosting Night to Shine, a prom night for individuals with special needs. This is an event that is sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation and Eikon Church will join 721 other churches around the world in celebrating people with special needs and giving th...

AUSTIN - The Texas Governor’s Commission for Women is now accepting nominations for the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame. Nominations are open to any native or current residents of Texas, living or deceased, who have made significant contributions that have benefited the state of Texas. “The Texas Women’s...

H eads up! Up high in Mountain City trees crowds of masked Cedar Waxwings hide in plain sight. They gorge on hackberries. RonTom and I have counted upwards of 100 in the cedar elm above our front yard birdbath, drifting up and down, with a dozen or more on the birdbath. We saw a crowd of cows along ...

Anthony Michael Hall, one of the stars of the Breakfast Club, hosted a presentation of the iconic 80s movie in Kyle last week at EVO Entertainment Center. Left, Hall meets with fans and signs autographs with his fiancée Lucia Oskeroba. Top Right, Savannah and Michaela Wommack of Kyle meet film star ...

The Dripping Springs High School Fine Arts Department brought the production of Cole Porter's Anything Goes to Dripping Springs. The directing team of Rachael Koske, Cole Rickman, and Campbell Duncan lead a cast and crew of more than 80 students, including amazing student choreographers, designers, ...

Soledad Soto-Casarez of the San Marcos FFA with her Grand Champion heifer at Saturday’s auction culminating events at the 2020 Hays Youth Livestock Show at Ranch Park in Dripping Springs. There were plenty of well-deserved smiles to go around Saturday at the 2020 Hays County Youth Livestock Show Auc...

The Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP), the non-profit economic development organization supporting all the communities in Hays County and Caldwell County, including Buda, Dripping Springs, Kyle, Lockhart, Lulling, San Marcos and Wimberley is requesting community input to help guide the Greater S...