Thousands of bees were removed from this rusted-out old water heater on Lamar LaCaze's property near Kyle. The barber was hospitalized for six days after being attacked by a swarm of the stinging insects on Aug. 31. PHOTO by KAY RICHTER. by KAY RICHTER Kyle area resident Lamar LaCaze credits his cel...

STAFF REPORT Hays County officials have closed the parks at Five Mile Dam due to a fast-running Blanco River bearing heavy debris and possible higher bacteria levels caused by runoff. Randall Vetter and Dudley Johnson parks on the river banks will be closed until further notice.

Lots of events going now that school is back in session. More photos from this week along with other photos published in the Hays Free Press are available for viewing and purchase here . Look for folder entitled "Week of Sept. 8, 2010."

Joe E. Wiegand, 89, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010. He was a long-time resident of Jennings, LA.  He was born in Uhland on March 19, 1921 and lived in Kyle until 1955. While in high school, he placed first in the Texas state declamation contest. He served with valor during World War II. While in ...

Capt. Thomas Wayne Ray, USMC (Retired), 84, of Schertz, formerly of the Buda area, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2010. His parents and three sisters preceded him in death. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He retired...

Diana Lee Moreland, 63 of Buda died Monday morning, August 30, 2010 at home with family after a battle with Alzheimer’s. She is now home with God and her husband, Harry Moreland, Sr. She was born January 5, 1947 in Akron, OH. She was an amazing, devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother to her...

Odds & Ends by MYRTLE HEIDEMAN Guess the biggest news is how lucky our community was to get only a nice soaking rain and some wind. Plum Creek did rise and caused a little inconvenience in having to detour over a bridge not covered by water, “turn around don’t drown” was observed. Farmers hurried to...

ROBERTS by KAY RICHTER A Buda man died after being struck by a vehicle early Saturday morning as he walked along the inside lane of the southbound access road of Interstate 35 near Cabela’s. Donald Scott Roberts, 28, was hit by a 2009 Honda Civic driven by Nathaniel Villegas of Buda at about 5:15 a....

by JEN BIUNDO The city of Buda’s official wish list approved by councilmembers Tuesday night includes nearly $100 million in projects over the next five years. But city leaders say it’s difficult, if not impossible, to speculate on how much of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) they’ll actually tack...

STAFF REPORTS News is still scant on law enforcement officials’ announcement late last week that they are investigating a murder that likely took place somewhere in Hays County. Upon stopping a white Ford pickup, southbound on IH-35 at about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, New Braunfels police discovered a bod...