BUDA — With a 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved multiple projects at its Oct. 23 meeting. The first was a schematic design for the addition of a weight room at Hays High School. According to trustee Courtney Runkle, the original plans had a wall of glass, which raised safety concern...

KYLE –– On Thursday, Oct. 26 at approximately 5 p.m., Kyle Police Officers responded to a report of a person being followed by unknown individuals after leaving a bank. Knowing this is a common practice for “bank jugging” — where a suspect or suspects follow victims who have recently withdrawn cash ...

In honor of National Cat Day on Oct. 29, we asked readers to submit photos of their cats for publication.

BUDA— MileStone Community Builders has agreed to the term sheet adopted by the Buda City Council, according to a news release. The city council issued a revised term sheet at its Oct. 17 meeting. The term sheet outlines the conditions under which the city council will consider bringing the project i...

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Food Bank, Centerfield Sports Bar and Austin’s Best DJ’s & Photo Booths have teamed up to raise donations for Thanksgiving. According to a news release, there are 30,648 residents and 14.8% of children under 18 are food insecure in the county. Jason Alexander Rubio, own...

KYLE — Texas Water Utilities will continue its partnership with the Kyle Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to provide a medication disposal site on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Kyle residents and neighbors are invited to attend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. o...

Three days of music at the Ninth Annual Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival featured more than 45 singer/songwriters and hundreds of music lovers who attended this year. Founded in 2014, Destination Dripping Springs acquired the festival in 2020 and since then, the production has grown bigger, dra...

WIMBERLEY — Saddle up, folks, and get ready for a rootin' tootin' good time at Alexis Pointe Senior Living. On the last Saturday of each month, the senior living community rolls out the welcome mat, inviting both the local public and the residents and staff of Alexis Pointe, to join in the merriment...

The following article is the third installment of a four-week series focusing on raising awareness about domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and we hope to educate our community on this very important issue. In our communities, the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center has been s...

WIMBERLEY— Wimberley High School seniors Josh Bober and Jacob Mantsh were named Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Bober and Mantsch are two of approximately 34,000 Commended Students across the United States and achieved recognition by scoring highly on the 2022 Prel...