Staff Report As the COVID-19 clampdown continues, community newspapers are among small businesses struggling to survive. That situation is made worse by the fact many paper mills in the U.S. are expected to be cutting back. All this has forced the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch to find new ways t...

The wedding planned for March 21 in Williamson County was going to be a big one with 250 guests. Then, after officials initially limited gatherings to 50 to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19, the guest list was slashed. When that maximum number allowed to gather dropped to 10, the bride made h...

Hays County’s 8th and 9th cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in two people in separate households with connection to Carpenter Hill Elementary School in Buda. All cases confirmed so far have occurred in adults. The new cases mark four among people with connections to public schools. A person who ...

Wedding bells are not ringing amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Many couples have changed their celebration dates and some have even cancelled. Party venues are taking the hit, but some in Hays County have tried to ease this stressful time on their clients. Each venue has its own protocol to handling this...

The city of Dripping Springs says the Farmers Market will be held this Wednesday, March 25 at Veterans Memorial Park/The Triangle. All activities will follow CDC guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19. The city said in a Monday press release that the decision was made "to provide access to health...

The Hays County Local Health Department has been notified of one additional case of COVID-19, bringing the total cases in Hays County to seven. The person had contact with someone who had already tested positive. CDC image. The adult person was on the San Marcos High School campus on March 12, 2020 ...

The Hays County Local Health Department has been notified of one additional case of COVID-19, bringing the total cases in Hays County to seven. The person had contact with someone who had already tested positive. CDC image. The adult person was on the San Marcos High School campus on March 12, 2020 ...

Ascension Seton, Baylor Scott & White and St. David’s Healthcare have all adopted a “no visitor” policy as part of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Here is their statement: “COVID-19 continues to spread within our community, Ascension Seton, Baylor Scott & White, and St. David’s HealthCare wi...

Abbott postpones runoff primary election in response to COVID-19 AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation postponing the runoff primary election until July 14, 2020 — the same date as the special election for Texas State Senate District 14 . The runoff election was originally schedu...

The Texas Supreme Court issued an emergency order suspending residential eviction proceedings through April 19, 2020, unless there is a threat of physical harm or criminal activity. "This decision by the Texas Supreme Court offers a lifeline to many Texans who are beginning to feel the economic impa...