Tori Espinoza and the rest of her Lady Lobo volleyball teammates had an excellent week, capped off with an exciting five-game win over Akins. (Photo by Eric Guerrero) by MARK CAUL What a week it turned out to be for the Lehman Lobo volleyball team. In a span of four days, they collected four wins, h...

Lehman’s Justin Torres is in full sprint mode during a fourth place individual finish at the Lockhart Invitational Cross Country meet on Saturday. The Lobo boys won the event. (Courtesy photo) by MARK CAUL The Lehman boys cross country team began the 2010 season in impressive fashion by securing the...

Volunteers spent a recent Sunday afternoon at Simon Middle School (seen here) and Chapa Middle School, giving the Communities in Schools rooms in those two campuses a complete makeover. The volunteers were from Austin New Church and North Hills Community Church in Austin. (Courtesy photo) by JIM CUL...

Student volunteer Rebecca Sarai Nochez surveys a pile a backpacks and school supplies that was donated for distribution to Hays CISD students. (Photo by Julie Jerome) STAFF REPORTS More than 160 local students received donated backpacks and school supplies to begin the school year, thanks to the gen...

Counselor’s Corner by CHARLOTTE WINKELMANN College admissions officers across most of the nation report the same news: The number of applicants is rising, making admissions more competitive. Talking to your child about his interests early is an important topic. Students and parents should consider a...

Open houses offered Hays High School offers its annual “Howdy Hays” Open House next Monday, September 13. Parents receive their student’s schedule at 6:10 p.m. and a short general session follows in the cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. Lehman High School also holds its Open House the same evening, starting wi...

Kyle Piscis Seafood & Mexican Grill Latest Month: $10,540 Daily Average: $351 Luvianos Mexican Restaurant Latest Month: $9,658 Daily Average: $322 Bordeaux’s Latest Month: $5,915 Daily Average: $197 Hitters Bar & Grill Latest Month: $716 Daily Average: $24 Pho Thaison Latest Month: $395 Daily Averag...

Financial Focus by JANET ROSS As an investor, you often may have to digest a great deal of information, some positive and some negative. And right now, you can find both the good and the bad — but most importantly, you can find investment opportunities. Unfortunately, many people are focusing on the...

Aging Lifestyles by JOE VOLZ Many of us worry about surviving the current recession that is costing jobs, homes, college tuition for our kids and retirement security. But we can profit by looking back at how relatives survived during even worse crises. The critical virtue that motivated them over an...

Kyle Fire Department and San Marcos/Hays County EMS members were recently honored for their role in saving a woman’s life this summer. The honored include (front to back, left to right) paramedic John Mills, Captain Rey Villanueva and Paramedic Jon Newcomb; firefighter/paramedic Charles Royall and L...