Looking ahead  Hays (1-2, 0-1) vs. Del Valle (1-2, 1-0)  When: Friday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m.  Where: Bob Shelton Stadium Last week: Lake Travis 49, Hays 13; Del Valle 25, Akins 22 Last meeting (2014): Hays 37, Del Valle 17 Players to watch:  Hays – QB Cody Reiley, QB Issaac Castilleja, RB Cody Gan...

By Paige Lambert The land was supposed to be a zoo, then a retail store, then a restaurant. The restaurant would later become one of Dripping Springs’ most well-known attractions. Nutty Brown Café. The name brings to mind music, family, food. But it’s going to be a thing of the past, come 2016, as t...

  By Spencer Spilman The Hays Rebels opened up 14-6A play Friday with a visit to Cavalier Stadium to face the powerhouse Lake Travis Cavaliers.  But it was all Lake Travis from start to finish as the Cavaliers defeated Hays 49-13.  Lake Travis sped out to a quick lead as Cavalier quarterback Charlie...

  By Moses Leos III An effective offense, mixed with a dominating defensive effort, guided the Hays Rebels to a 35-3 win over the Boerne Champion Chargers Friday at Shelton Stadium.   Hays senior quarterback Braeden Kent provided the boost for the Rebel offense by amassing 295 total yards. Kent went...

by Moses Leos III Four Hays County men are among the over 170 people arrested following a deadly shootout between police and biker gangs at a Waco Twin Peaks restaurant on May 17. According to information gathered from Waco television station KWTX, Lawrence Raymond Yager, 66, of Buda, Matthew Yocum,...

  By Spencer Spilman The Hays Rebels baseball team was locked in a tough bidistrict playoff battle against the Pflugerville Panthers Thursday.   But a three run sixth inning from Pflugerville allowed the Panthers to defeat Hays 3-2 in the first game of the best-of-three series. The Rebels face a mus...

  by Moses Leos III  A five-run fifth inning was the difference Saturday for the Hays Rebels as they cruised to a 9-1 win over the district leading Bowie Bulldogs at Burger Field.  With the win, Hays improves to 11-4 in district play and climbs to within a half-game behind Bowie and Lake Travis with...

By Andy Sevilla An internal investigation and outside audit of the Lehman High School Cheer Activity Fund found no evidence of theft or misappropriation. However, the report, compiled by Gibson Consulting Group, said it found that incomplete recordkeeping kept examiners from determining if all reven...

By ANDY SEVILLA Dripping Springs residents in the Ledgestone subdivision of Highway 290 are advised to stay indoors as Hays County Sheriff’s deputies work an active rash of attempted home break-ins Friday night. A man who attempted to burglarized several homes in the Ledgestone subdivision Friday ni...

By Moses Leos III The ability to weather a pair of Klein Forest Golden Eagle second half rallies places the Hays Rebels a step closer to the regional tournament. Key buckets down the stretch allowed Hays to hold off state ranked Klein Forest 61-56 in Friday’s area round playoff at Hearne High School...