by JEN BIUNDO Morgan Eason, wife of Buda Parks & Recreation Director Jake Eason, enjoys the waterworks at the new Stagecoach Park with her children Cali and Jaxon. (Photos by David White) Running nearly two years behind schedule, Buda’s Stagecoach park is finally and officially open. Originally sche...

Check it out by MARTHA SANDERS AND TED URBAN Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the annual meeting for the Friends of the Library. The information and speakers were exceptional. However, one presentation made by Martha Sanders, the library’s youth programs coordinator, truly opened m...

by JEN BIUNDO MARTINEZ Hays County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Kyle man accused of shoplifting from Cabela’s and then taking a swing at an officer Friday afternoon. Investigators say they were called out to Cabela’s at about 3:15 after employees observed a suspected shoplifting. When deputies arri...

Odds & Ends by MYRTLE HEIDEMAN On March 3, the Uhland City Council approved Hobbs Construction to install new water lines in downtown Uhland along Old Spanish Trail. Construction should begin in the next 30 days. ••• During church service in St. John Lutheran Church, members welcomed Gloria Maier to...

On Center Street by BRENDA STEWART Looks like spring is right around the corner which means it’s time for that never-ending sunshine cycle that punishes parents of small children who feel shafted being made to go to bed when the sun is still up at 9 o’clock.  Ah, daylight savings time.  My washer-pl...

Buda Bits by SANDRA GRIZZLE If you are reading this early on Thursday, you still have time to come down to the Onion Creek Senior Citizens annual event today. The ever-popular auction starts at 10:45 a.m., followed by lunch at 12:15. ••• A group of parents from both Buda and Elm Grove elementary sch...

It’s About Thyme by CHRIS WINSLOW Sometime between the last week of February and the first week of this month, spring announces its triumphant return. Wow, am I happy… especially when I see all of those beautiful flowers that are appearing on our trees right now. Along FM 1626, for example, the Mexi...

by JIM CULLEN Reacting in (mock?) horror to a passage in Brian Meehl’s “Suck it Up,” a quirky vampire-genre book, Hays CISD middle school librarians (left to right) Susie Krejci, Deanne Aldridge, Betty Copeland, Staci Perkins (with book) and Dianne Mueller are set for the start of their Education Fo...

STAFF REPORTS Local Auto Tech students sport smiles and plenty of medals Waco following their showing in the Skills District Automotive Contest in Waco. They include (back, left to right) Amber Thompson, Andrea Garza, Celestino Rivera, sponsor Paul Anderlitch; (front, left to right) Francisco Lujan,...

STAFF REPORTS Hays High School Criminal Justice team had a strong showing at the recent Skills USA meet held in Waco. One project advanced to state and the Quiz Bowl team scored a first. The team included (back, left to right) Marshall Shoemake, Cris Partidas, sponsor Jeanne Morriss, Rueben Rodrigue...