Dreamfest   Dreamland, a venue in Dripping Springs, is presenting Dreamfest – the first annual music and arts festival on Saturday, May 28. Bob Schneider, Carolyn Wonderland, Del Castillo, Sir Woman, Gina Chavez, Beat Root Revival, Pat Byrne, Braydon Zink, Wyatt Weaver and Calder Allen will be featu...

By C.J. Vetter BUDA – Last week, the Buda City Council tabled grant funds to the police department for surveillance cameras and an automatic license plate reader (ALPR). The grant would include up to $20,000 in funds for the purchase of an APLR by the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority. If awa...

By Megan Wehring BUDA – Hundreds and thousands of healthcare workers left their jobs amid the pandemic – citing that burnout and high-stress work environments are some of the main reasons.   Erin Desmarais For Erin Desmarais, she felt that it was the right time for her to join Baylor Scott & White i...

By C.J. Vetter KYLE – When looking to feed a hungry baby, empty shelves are an unwelcome sight. But at many retailers across Hays County, the formula aisles are scarce of product and those few that still have them are enacting limits on the amount purchasable. Grocery chains like H-E-B, Walmart and ...

By C.J. Vetter BUDA – What happens when you mix little kids, neon paint and the ocean? If you guessed a wonderful art display lit up by black light, you’d have gotten it right. Photo By C.J. Vetter As part of a schoolwide project, the students at Pfluger Elementary flexed their creative muscles and ...

By C.J. Vetter BUDA – Nearly 500 people have suffered fatal injuries from motorcycle-related incidents in 2022, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. In an effort to help prevent further injuries, the Buda City Council announced May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. This is to enc...

By Brittany Anderson Hays CISD seniors recently had the opportunity to participate in an end-of-school-year tradition that celebrates graduating seniors and inspires the younger generation of students.   Hundreds of seniors from Hays High School, Johnson High School and Lehman High School packed int...

By Brittany Anderson  and  C.J. Vetter HAYS COUNTY — It’s no secret that Hays County is experiencing an explosive amount of growth, but with that kind of growth comes an inevitable rise in the cost of living — and property values. Over 110,000 Hays County homeowners received their property appraisal...

National Police Week honors and remembers those who gave their lives in the line of duty. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation to designate May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. The Hays County Sheriff's Office held a memorial...

By Gary Borders Early voting in the May 24 primary runoff elections ends Friday, May 20. Under state law, voters who cast ballots in either party’s primary election must vote only in the same party’s runoff election. Voters who did not cast ballots in the primary may vote in either party’s runoff el...