BUDA — The new fine arts wing at Dahlstrom Middle School (DMS) — which includes the school’s new band hall and music rooms — will be named after Leroy Gerdes. Gerdes, who taught and directed bands for 44 years, including 34 in Hays CISD, was the original band director for DMS in 1985 when the campus...

BUDA — At 3:59 a.m. on Sept. 5, a Buda police officer conducted a traffic stop at the 15000 block of IH-35 due to suspicious circumstances and an uninsured vehicle. While being questioned, the individual first allegedly provided false identification and then, when told to stay inside the vehicle, st...

KYLE — At a special meeting held on Tuesday, Aug. 29, Kyle City Council heard details of a potential water agreement with the city of San Marcos for the second consecutive year. The meeting began with a citizen comment period, when several local veterans discussed the water usage at Heroes Memorial ...

In honor of National Dog Day on Saturday, Aug. 26, we asked readers to submit pictures of their pups.

BUDA — “I realized that these students need their own class where they can be stars,” said Hays High School Head Theatre Director Lory Stewart, recalling why she developed the Adaptive Musical Theatre with Supportive Peers course in 2019. For the past 20-plus years, Stewart has been writing and dire...

Van crashes through Buda backyards BUDA — A minivan crashed through the backyards of some residents who live in the Sunfield subdivision in Buda on Monday, Aug. 28. According to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, the owner of the van had some service technicians pick up the van for service. Because t...

BUDA — Baylor Scott & White Health received accolades in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 Best Hospitals ranking on Aug. 1. In the report, a total of 26 Baylor Scott & White hospitals were recognized, including four facilities with a nationally ranked specialty — more than any other nonprofit heal...

HAYS COUNTY — Residents and visitors can now access crime and arrest data for all of Hays County on one platform, called Citizens Connect. Hosted by Tyler Technologies, the system is the first in Texas to create a system in which all law enforcement agencies can share data, according to a Hays Count...

BUDA — A woman died and two individuals were injured last week when they were involved in a two-vehicle collision on FM 1626 in Buda. At approximately 7:13 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, the Buda Police Department was dispatched to a major accident at the intersection of FM 1626 and Old Black Colony Ro...