SAN MARCOS — A former Hays CISD substitute teacher was sentenced Sept. 18 before Judge Sherri K. Tibbe to 10 years in state prison, suspended for 10 years — or 10 years of community supervision — in relation to a November 2019 incident involving a student at Lehman High School. After pleading guilty...

SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins filed a response on Thursday, Sept. 21 to District Clerk Avrey Anderson Sr.’s amended petition to remove the DA from office, categorically denying all allegations outlined in the suit and demanding strict proof in accordance with state law. In...

BUDA — Buda City Council voted on Tuesday, Sept. 19 to contest a recent petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the formation of a municipal utility district (MUD) that would serve the proposed Persimmon residential development adjacent to RM 967. The motion — made by co...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Pedernales Electric Cooperative invited its employees and families to the Dripping Springs office on Sept. 12 for a baking competition in celebration of the co-op’s 85th anniversary. Entries ranged from cakes and cookies to pies and a variety of delicious confections. Ted Groholsk...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs High School seniors Luke Bohan and William Johns have been named National Merit Semifinalists based on their performances on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The 16,000 semifinalists represent less than 1% of U.S. h...

WIMBERLEY — The Wimberley High School Speech and Debate Team traveled to La Vernia for the East Central Hornet Hijinks and the La Vernia Bear Brawl Tournaments on Sept. 8 and 9. The two competitions were the first two tournaments of the season for WHS. The following students placed at the East Centr...

Residents took to the streets for the 5th annual Wimberley Pride March at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. The route began at Oak Park and the Welcome Center and ended at 280 Old Kyle Road. Music filled the air and speakers took to the stage to support the LGBTQIA+ community.

MANCHACA — The atmosphere was teeming with excitement as more than 40 individuals from different government agencies, the Marbridge Foundation and other community partners came together to finalize a partnership with Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (WSRCA) at a signing day ceremony at 11 a.m....

HAYS COUNT Y — Kids are encouraged to “Get Up and Go” with a five-week running program beginning this weekend in Hays County. Healthy Kids Running Series Buda-Kyle is a program beginning on Sunday, Sept. 24 and ending on Sunday, Oct. 22 for kids in pre-K through the eighth grade. Each series will ta...

KYLE — Pedernales Electric Cooperative employees and their families gathered at the Kyle office on Sept. 11 to put their best baked goods forward in celebration of the co-op’s 85th anniversary. Entries ranged from cakes and cookies to pies and a variety of delicious confections. Julie Albertson of T...