WIMBERLEY — For more than a decade, bike riders across the nation have participated in the annual Ride to Defeat ALS. Now, for the first time, the event is headed to the Texas Hill Country. The ride is hosted by the ALS Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support for those d...

KYLE — The city of Kyle is launching a new non-emergency request and notification system called Kyle 3-1-1, where residents can easily share their day-to-day concerns with officials from the city. According to Joshua Chronley, the assistant director for administrative services for the city of Kyle, ...

DRIFTWOOD — Growing up in Driftwood, Market Coordinator Madison Shipp is familiar with the struggle of not having convenient places nearby to shop. So, to combat this, she is starting the first Hays City Market Days, which will begin March 29. “[I] always wanted some place for locals to be able to s...

KYLE — Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright announced Monday, Feb. 24, the selection of Yvette Soliz as the principal who will open the district’s 17th elementary school — Ramage Elementary — that is set to welcome its first students in August. The board of trustees approved the hiring selection...

BUDA — At its March 4 meeting, Buda City Council approved its 2025 Local Legend Award recipient. This award will be presented at the fourth annual Buda’s Birthday Celebration, which will be held April 5. “Each year we have Buda City Council go and select who will be the Buda Local Legend that is hon...

BUDA — On Saturday, Feb. 22, the trailer belonging to the Buda Cub Scouts Pack 128 was discovered to be missing. Now, the pack is trying to rebuild. Buda Cub Scouts Pack 128 has existed for many years, with multiple generations of families going through the program. “Our Cub Scout pack has been arou...

COLLEGE STATION — Three fires occurred March 4-6 in several areas of Hays County. According to Kiley Moran, Texas A&M Forest Service public information officer, the causes of the fires are still being investigated. At the time of two of the fires, a Red Flag Warning had been issued by the National W...

KYLE — Kyle City Council approved a resolution March 4 for an agreement with Housing Works Austin to conduct a housing study following staff direction in November 2024. “On Nov. 19, council directed staff to develop a housing strategy to diversify the city’s housing options. Housing Works helped the...

Pictured, local senior residents of the Kyle area pose in front of a bus decorated by Hays High School students for the first Mardi Gras Bus Crawl March 4. The bus made stops at Legend Oaks Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Hays High School, PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Kyle and The Philomena ...

BUDA — The Buda Fire Department’s (BFD) main station, located off of FM 2770, was slated to be completed in October 2023, yet more than a year later, BFD Chief Clay Huckaby revealed that construction has come to a standstill. According to the chief, Hays County Emergency Services District No. 8 (ESD...