More salvos were fired last week in the ongoing fight between Hill Country landowners, environmentalists and energy giant Kinder Morgan. The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) and the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) have jointly threatened to sue Kinder Morgan after...

Eight hundred and eighty five Hays County residents have now been tested for the COVID-19 virus and of that, 135 have been positive. Eight more confirmed cases were added to the April 20 4 p.m. report. Test results were pending in 18 cases and there have been 732 negative tests. One person has died ...

Two new positive tests for COVID-19 were announced Sunday, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases to 127. Fifty seven people have recovered and 69 cases are active. Results in 19 cases are pending and there have been 707 negatives. One fatality has been recorded, a woman in her 80s in Buda...

One San Marcos Police Officer was killed and two wounded on Saturday, April 18 while responding to a domestic disturbance call on Hunter Road in San Marcos. Police Chief Bob Klett said in a Sunday morning press conference that Officer Justin R Putnam, a five-year veteran of the force, was killed by ...

Eight hundred and twenty four Hays County residents had been tested for the COVID-19 virus as of 4 p.m. on Friday, April 17. Results include 121 positives and 680 negatives. Results in 23 cases are pending. There has been one fatality and a dozen hospitalizations. Four people remain hospitalized at ...

Eight new cases of COVID-19 were added to the county’s toll on Thursday and five more people have recovered, the latest numbers indicate. The new cases boost Hays County’s total confirmed cases to 117, 68 of which are active. Test results are pending in 19 cases and 754 people have tested negative. ...

State Rep. Erin Zwiener will host two virtual town halls via Facebook Live next week with Congressman Lloyd Doggett and J.R. Gonzales, Executive Director of the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce, to discuss COVID-19 and adjacent issues. COVID-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives. As we learn...

by Anita Miller Hays County will no longer be housing some of its inmates in the Travis County Jail. County Judge Ruben Becerra posted a letter to “Dear Hays County Law Enforcement” on Facebook April 15 saying he had received word from Travis Sheriff Sally Hernandez that the agreement between the tw...

Hays County, where two communities are already officially recognized as International Dark Sky Communities, is part of International Dark Sky Week from April 19 to 26, which is all virtual this year.  The International Dark Sky Association (IDA) has organized a series of events for the week that can...

Dripping Springs ISD announced 2019-20 Campus Teachers of the Year on April 15. They are:  Annette Hambright (Sycamore Springs Elementary, Special Education), Dave Hammond (Dripping Springs Middle School, special education), Jordyn LaMirand (Sycamore Springs Middle School, Special Education), Michae...