Hays County’s number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 spiked overnight by 16 — including the first child. The total of confirmed cases now totals 77. COVID -19 CDC photo A female aged nine or below was included in the April 8 updated posted at haysinformed.com.   Other new cases were spread over age g...

Bad things have always gone on behind closed doors, and now is no exception. April is traditionally the month society turns its attention to preventing sexual assault and child abuse. And though the COVID-19 virus has upended the way we live our daily lives, neither issue has gone away. Both, perhap...

Hays Central Appraisal District will begin mailing out more than 97,000 appraisal notices Wednesday, April 8. The deadline to file an appeal with the Appraisal Review Board is May 15. The district lobby is currently closed to the public. Property owners can file a protest at www.hayscad.com using th...

Anita Miller Hays County authorities are seeking a man who entered a Dripping Springs convenience store twice within the span of hours, robbing it on his second visit.   Photos submitted by HCSO Both times, the suspect’s image was captured on store security camera, as was a dark-colored sedan he had...

Residents in Kyle who have symptoms of COVID-19 may be eligible for a test to confirm or dispel their suspicious, and in most cases, that comes at no cost. Austin Regional Clinic’s Kyle location at the corner of Kohlers Crossing and Evertt Street is one of five drive-through test site locations ARC ...

Hays County has worked out some glitches in reporting of positive cases of COVID-19 and is pursuing supplies to fill current shortages even as plans are being made for the eventuality that local hospitals will be pushed past their capacity. Currently, though, the seven county residents who have been...

Discolored water from wells near the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline is causing distress. Test results on the water, taken where the pipeline is about to cross the Blanco River, are expected soon from a Lower Colorado River Authority laboratory. Once the results are received, David Baker of t...

Sahar Chmais   The Still Budaful Stimulus Program will bring monetary relief of $485,000 to businesses in Buda that have suffered due to COVID-19.   On Tuesday night, city council members approved these expenditures and praised the relief this stimulus package will bring to businesses and employees....

Two new cases of positive tests for the COVID-19 virus were received by the Hays County Health Department overnight on Monday, bringing the total to 61. Forty three are considered active, while 18 people have recovered. CDC image Seven people have been hospitalized in facilities in Austin and San An...

 Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Historical Commission (THC) to close all state parks and historic sites as part of the state’s efforts to strengthen social distancing practices and prevent gatherings of large groups of people. Historic ...