Liz Sumter says she is fiscally responsible, but her actions say otherwise. Sumter supports building a brand new $60 million jail, while cutting funding for EMS and senior citizens.  Commissioner Barton worked with jail experts and found a way to renovate the existing jail to allow it to meet the lo...

In the upcoming Hays County Republican Primary Election, the voters of our county need to vote in a strong representative for the position of county judge. I believe that the candidate for that position is Dr. Bert Cobb. Last week, at the League of Women Voters forum in San Marcos, I asked Dr. Bert ...

After doing much research on the Democratic candidates for Hays County Judge, it has become abundantly clear to me, Commissioner Jeff Barton is the clear choice.  Mr. Barton has the energy and commitment necessary to take Hays County into the new decade with his fiscal accountability, encouraging ne...

Staff Reports SALDIVAR A 20-year-old Buda man was arrested on three drug charges after he was pulled over along Old Goforth Road next to Tom Green Elementary on Saturday night, police say. Alberto Saldivar was arrested on two counts of possession of a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor; and...

Hervol to run for Kyle Council seat HERVOL Diane Hervol announced this week her intention to run for the District 1 Kyle City Council seat in the May 8 election. Hervol is a resident of the Amberwood Subdivision and has lived in Kyle for seven years. She has served on the Planning and Zoning Commiss...

Former Lehman student Audrey Gaytan particpated in a slew of athletic activities before her graduation in 2009, including the powderpuff football game last year. Gaytan was found dead this weekend in San Benito. by Jen Biundo Audrey Gaytan, who wrapped up her senior year at Lehman as homecoming quee...

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by MIKE BLACKWELL Simon Middle School eighth grader Tristan Bourgeous soaks up attention from Austin sportscaster Mike Berman in pre-game warm-ups recently. Tristan “shows the happiness his audience is feeling,” Simon Principal Michelle Chae says of her student, a member of Jessica Ovalle’s Life Ski...

by JIM CULLEN Fuentes Elementary fourth grader Imani Jordan recently won an autographed book from author Ana Rodriguez. Rodriguez visited Kyle Elementary and Hemphill Elementary before finishing her local stay at Fuentes. Imani’s title choice for her prize was “Secret of the Puking Penguins.” (Photo...

by PEGGY BRIDGES Special to the Hays Free Press Lehman and Hays High School teachers, counselors and administrators recently attended the annual Project Lead the Way conference in Houston. Project Lead the Way works with schools to implement programs which prepare students for success in engineering...