The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on three suspects who reportedly burglarized two firework stands on Christmas Day. Fireworks valued at $5,800 were stolen from the two locations, one on Windy Hill Road and the other on FM 2001. The time of the burglaries was not available, n...

In Kyle, the initiative to discourage people from illegally using fireworks is aptly named "You Light It, We Write It," meaning that anyone caught using fireworks within the city limits will be ticketed by police. As stated on the city's website, "It's unlawful for any person to manufacture, assembl...

Hays County authorities are seeking a man who robbed a Dripping Springs convenience store at gunpoint early Christmas morning. It happened at approximately 2:05 a.m. at the Corner Store of Dripping Springs at the intersection of Sawyer Ranch Road and U.S. 290. The suspect, described as a white male,...

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Austin Public Health confirms first case of measles in Travis County since 1999 Austin, Texas – A person residing in Travis County has been diagnosed with measles. Out of an abundance of caution, Austin Public Health (APH) is working with heal...

DRIPPING SPRINGS – Rob Shelton will be closed to through traffic to and from Founders Park Road, beginning soon after Christmas. The temporary closure is due to construction of a new driveway to Founders Park Pool and the Pound House. Traffic control and detours signs will be put in place this week ...

By Anita Miller The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has some facts and figures for those who expect to be seeking a new job in 2020. The TWC has released a list of top careers broken down by educational level and expected earnings detailed for the nine-county Rural Capital Area. The region’s five f...

With the exception of Mountain City, all of Hays County’s taxing municipalities are ending the year on a positive note when it comes to the percentage of sales taxes allocated from the office of the State Comptroller. The year’s final allocations were delivered this week, revealing how much ground w...

No matter their political party, Hays County voters will be facing several choice in the Democratic and Republican primary elections May 3. Hays County Sheriff There’s a race in both parties for sheriff, where incumbent Republican Gary Cutler will face challenger David Graham of Dripping Springs. On...

Staff Reports Kyle resident Andrew Martinez, 24, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 45 years in prison by a Hays County jury last week. Andrew Martinez Martinez fatally shot Jacob Lambert, 19 in the Waterleaf subdivision on Sept. 14, 2014, when a drug deal went wrong. District Attorney Wes Mau...

By virtue of an 11th hour appeal, Lehman High will be going down the 5A ranks. On Tuesday, Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright informed district leaders Lehman High athletics will drop a level of classification based on a successful appeal filed last week. As a result, Lehman sports will compete in...