Two new cases of positive tests for the COVID-19 virus were received by the Hays County Health Department overnight on Monday, bringing the total to 61. Forty three are considered active, while 18 people have recovered. CDC image Seven people have been hospitalized in facilities in Austin and San An...

 Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Historical Commission (THC) to close all state parks and historic sites as part of the state’s efforts to strengthen social distancing practices and prevent gatherings of large groups of people. Historic ...

Newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hays County spiked by 5 by Monday at 4 p.m., bring the total number of confirmed cases to 59. COVID -19 CDC photo Of those, 43 are still active and one more person has been hospitalized. Overall there have been seven hospitalizations with three current. The rest ...

Staff Report Who is that masked man? Well, it could be anyone. Hays County is urging residents to adopt recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and wear cloth face masks when going to the grocery store or pharmacy or performing any other essential activity allowed under the statewid...

Hays County’s total confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus grew by four overnight, bringing the total to 54 as of 4 p.m. Sunday, April 5. Twelve people have recovered and as many tests were pending. Negative tests so far totaled 338, and our of 7 hospitalizations, only 2 people remained hospitalized....

One new case in Buda and two in Kyle brought the number of positive Hays County COVID-19 cases to 50, as of 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 4. COVID -19 CDC photo Thirteen people have recovered with 37 considered active.   No deaths have been reported and seven people have been hospitalized, though only 2...

The first case of the COVID-19 virus in a Wimberley resident was confirmed on Friday, when the county’ total number of cases rose to 47. Of the two case reported since April was a woman between the ages of 20 and 29; the second was a man aged 40-49. COVID -19 CDC photo The county's emergency web pag...

By Anita Miller Protocols ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott that went into effect Wednesday won’t change the everyday lives of most Hays Count residents with one exception: There is no mention of a curfew, as was mandated by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra. COVID -19 CDC photo That means people who are on...

by Anita Miller Discolored water from wells near the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline is causing distress. Test results on the water, taken where the pipeline is about to cross the Blanco River, are expected soon from a Lower Colorado River Authority laboratory. Once the results are received, ...

Three more positive cases of COVID-19 has brought Hays County’s total to 45. Ten have recovered, four remain hospitalized and in 18 cases, test results are pending. There have been 247 negative tests as of 4 p.m. Thursday, April 2. COVID -19 CDC photo Six of the cases are in people aged 20-29; 10 in...