AUSTIN  – Shield Ranch Barton Creek was officially certified as an Urban Night Sky Place by DarkSky International, joining three neighboring designated Dark Sky Places: Dripping Springs and Bee Cave, which are both International Dark Sky Communities, as well as Travis County Milton Reimers Ranch Par...

Community members receive breakfast at the Hays Cares Shoes of Hope event on July 27 at McCormick Middle School. The event was hosted by Hays Cares, a nonprofit organization that aims to provide resources, education and economic opportunities to children and families in Hays County.

HAYS COUNTY  — The Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center is getting ready for the upcoming school year with its own Back- to-School Campaign that helps raise funds to provide brand new backpacks, supplies and clothes for students. Last year, HCWC served 2,054 individuals who have experienced either domestic ...

KYLE — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees heard an update regarding ongoing projects within the district at its July 22 meeting. Jim Cullen Elementary School Trustee Byron Severance began the discussion by asking what the updates are on the Jim Cullen Elementary School. According to Max Cleaver, chief ...

SAN MARCOS — The Hays County District Attorney’s Office was notified on July 1 that 483rd District Judge Tanner Neidhardt began livestreaming the trial proceedings of a case. Questions and concerns from the prosecution led Neidhardt to discontinue and remove the livestream from YouTube. Nearly a mon...

SAN MARCOS – A laboratory-confirmed positive human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Hays County, which is the first one reported for the 2024 season, according to the Hays County Health Department (HCHD). The patient is a resident of the 78610 ZIP code and was diagnosed with West N...

Cody Mitchell, center, poses for a photo with Hays County Commissioners Debbie Ingalsbe, left, Michelle Cohen, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, Mitchell’s wife, Hays County Constable, Precinct 2 Deputy Robert Eller and commissioner Lon Shell after being sworn in as a regular full-time Deputy Constab...

PAWS Shelter of Central Texas hosted its Dog Days of Summer event at Dripping Springs Distilling on Sunday, July 21. In addition to adoptable dogs, attendees were treated to a signature drink made specifically for the event and had the option to put their name in for numerous raffle prizes.

KYLE — On July 16, Kyle City Council heard discussions on the future of the Sportsplex and the prospect of a local favorite, Hays Co. Bar-B-Que, coming to town. Sportsplex After years of discussion, council members were presented with conceptual designs for the long-awaited Sportsplex. Mark Maldonad...

(Editor's Note: This story was updated on Friday, July 26 to reflect the correct location information.) BUDA — After meeting up with developers, local business owners, investors and community members over the course of several months to discuss the growing Hays County area, Tim Dowling with Beyond t...