By Camelia Juarez and Anita Miller A Hays County jury found Krystal Villanueva guilty of capital murder and aggravated assault on Thursday after deliberating for less than four hours. She will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole, which is automatic in cases where the death penalt...

By Anita Miller “Wash your hands like you’ve been chopping jalapeños and need to change your contact lenses,” goes a meme circulating on Facebook concerning tips to avoid catching the newest round of Coronavirus. CDC image. Authorities say there’s been no confirmed case of COVID 19 in Hays County. H...

The Friends Foundation of the Springs Family YMCA in Dripping Springs will hold a Community Resource Fair on Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Springs Family YMCA, 27216 RR 12 South. This is a free event to enable the public to interact with more than 40 participating groups and busin...

A 67-year-old Dripping Springs resident was killed in a two-car collision on RR 12 in Hays County Friday. Don Olan Young, Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene about 3.4 miles north of Dripping Springs, according to DPS Sgt. Deon Cockrell. Young was at the wheel of a Chevrolet Espressway that was tr...

To promote an understanding of dating violence, Dripping Springs ISD high school students participated in a mock trial playing the role of all participants from defendants to lawyers and jury members. For the 8th year in the “courtroom” of retired Judge Brenda Smith, a realistic dating violence tria...

By Anita Miller Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler handily defeated his challenger in the Republican Primary Election Tuesday and will face Democrat Alex Villalobos in November’s General Election. With 39 of 49 precincts reporting, Cutler held a lead of 10,067 (77.88 percent) over challenger David Grah...

On Monday, March 2, a potential jury member at the Hays County Government Center expressed concern that because that because s/he had been in contact with a friend who was recently in southern Italy s/he might have been exposed to the Coronavirus. Out of an abundance of caution, two District Court J...

By Anita Miller A fire that damaged a large mulcher along the route of the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline in Blanco County is under investigation. The Blanco Volunteer Fire Department said firefighters were alerted to the fire at 1:55 a.m. Friday and that a fire crew of 15 personnel brought ...

Staff report County authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a man who reportedly exposed himself in an aisle of a Kyle Dollar General. Suspect in Dollar General in Kyle. Photo courtesy of HCSO It happened around 9:50 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the store at 2630 Goforth Road. He was wearing sho...

By Anita Miller News of the COVID-19, that originated in China continues to dominate headlines, and though there are no cases in the general population of Texas, Epidemiologist Eric Schneider and others are continually engaged in preparation and consultation with federal authorities. COVID -19 CDC p...