Hays receiver JT Sivils catches a pass in front of coach Mitch Phillips during a receiving drill at last Friday’s practice. The Rebels will square off against Del Valle in their first scrimmage of the summer on Saturday. (Photo by Judy Cooper) by JASON GORDON The first day of full pads practice is a...

Drs. Anna Lincoln and Karyn Collins are celebrating the five year anniversary of Pediatric Junction, with the help of two families that have been with them since the beginning. (Left) Jennifer Gelsone’s three sons, Gus, Gregory and Gunnar, are patients of Dr. Lincoln, while (right) Jennifer Harper’s...

In Touch With Tourism by ALISHA BURROW While school will be in session soon, it’s never too late to make your fall vacation plans. As we say goodbye to those “hot summer nights,” Buda welcomes cool weather with some even “cooler” fall events. Buda Fine Arts Festival October 1- 3, 2010 The festival o...

Financial Focus by JANET ROSS There’s never really a bad time to do estate planning. But in the months ahead, you may have an extra incentive to look at your estate plans. Why? Because changes are coming to estate tax laws – so you’ll want to be ready. Change is nothing new in the world of estate ta...

Members of the Buda Bees group that completed the swirling western-themed quilt “Open Range” include: (left) Donna Sinner, Julia Castro, Carolyn Hesser, Anita Farber and (right) Jean Holbrook, Linda Stavlo and JoAnn Keller. (Photo by Jen Biundo) by JEN BIUNDO After last year’s Mexican-inspired quilt...

Buda Bits by SANDRA GRIZZLE The Buda Downtown Merchants Group is looking for interested farmers and gardeners to come to Buda to sell their produce and goods. The Merchants Group is making plans to revitalize the Buda Farmers Market to provide local residents and businesses of the community with the...

Check it out by ALLEN FISHER The title of a recent column in the American-Statesman caught my eye – “We Lose Libraries at Our Peril.” Lose libraries!? Here? How? As the author wrote, “Public officials will tell you they love libraries and are committed to them; they just don’t believe they constitut...

Odds & Ends by MYRTLE HEIDEMAN As you drive the country roads or even the highways, you will notice that the farmers have harvested most, if not all, of the maize crops and many acres of stalks have been shredded and “plowed under.” Several farmers are busy harvesting the corn. I know you should kee...

On Center by BRENDA STEWART I’m going to take a slight detour from Center Street this week and implore you to slow down, yield sometimes – even if you don’t have to by law – and become aware of what’s going on around you. Kyle is growing so fast and we are all heightenedly aware that the roads have ...

It’s About Thyme by CHRIS WINSLOW We are in the dog days of summer right now, and our triple digit weather last week reminded me what a precious commodity shade is. If it weren’t for that old post oak in my backyard, why I might never even venture outside… at least until the sun has sunk low on the ...