By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY — Strolling down the streets of downtown Wimberley, sipping on hot cocoa and listening to live music performances are the highlights of the Winter’s Eve festival in December. Events throughout the year have been canceled or changed to a virtual setting because of concerns ...

By Sahar Chmais  Hays County residents who have been affected by COVID-19 will be receiving financial relief soon. Judge Ruben Becerra approved assistance for mortgage, rent, utility and childcare. Residents can have access to this type of financial aid if they can prove that they have lost  their j...

Submitted Report CTX Surf had a great weekend with 8 wins and 1 loss in bracket play at the Copa Surf Elite Youth Soccer Tournament in San Antonio. Three teams entered include CTX Surf SC 02 Boys, CTX Surf SC 06 Boys and CTX Surf SC ECNL RL 07 Girls. All three teams won their brackets to earn a spot...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS – Sitting in a small room with institutional furniture that has seen better days, individuals wait until they are called to be witnesses in a trial for a violent offender. Sometimes they don’t know the person. Sometimes they are related or married to them. Depending on the si...

By Sahar Chmais  Amazon has taken over many business services, from technology to groceries; but they have added on a new business venture – Amazon Pharmacy. Amazon’s convenient service has been an expanding crutch during the COVID-19 pandemic, where the company’s profits grew in the billions while ...

by Sahar Chmais  At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Hays County would send COVID-19 patients that need hospitalization to Austin or San Antonio to get the enhanced care they need; there has been some recent change to the protocol.  Hays County keeps COVID-19 patients in hospitals within its ...

by Sahar Chmais  Halloween is over, but there was a spooky mystery in the air last week. Many people driving by the old Buda Elementary School campus were curious about what was set up in the parking lot. On Saturday, Nov. 14, Fear the Walking Dead filmed for their show at the location.  This is not...

by Sahar Chmais  Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is laying down the groundwork for constructing a a mental health hospital in  Hays County.  Securing a mental health hospital within the county has been a project on Becerra’s priority list for a while, but after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, those plans...

By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY — A cry for help does not stop in a major crisis, a reality the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) has been subject to throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But the HCWC did not give up and they continued to fight for their cause by turning to the city of Wimberley for financ...

by Sahar Chmais About 67 Texas House Representatives have banded together to request a waiver for the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam during the 2020-2021 school year.  State Representative Diego M. Bernal for District 123 sent out the letter on Nov. 18. Bernal asked  fo...