SAN MARCOS — A dog was recently reunited with her owner through numerous volunteers and a lost and found pets Facebook group. Back in May, Faith, a two-and-a-half-year old female Husky mix, escaped her owner through a broken fence at a dog park in San Marcos. Faith’s owner spent two days in the area...

KYLE — Patricia "Pat" Doyle, a resident of The Philomena Assisted Living & Memory Care in Kyle, has long been an admirer of the Comal, Guadalupe and San Marcos rivers. She’s had a yearning to revisit the San Marcos River, reliving the memories of floating down it in her youth — and The Philomena Ass...

Elder Abuse Awareness Month in June is a time dedicated to raising awareness and empowering communities to take action to protect seniors. Every year, thousands of older adults in Texas fall victim to abuse, neglect and financial exploitation. In Texas, where the senior population continues to grow,...

For a tenth year, the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP), the regional economic development organization for Hays and Caldwell counties, will explore the topic of innovation when it hosts its annual 2024 Innovation Summit. This year’s summit will be presented by the title sponsor, La Cima. The ev...

SAN MARCOS — The Hays County Commissioners Court approved a proclamation commemorating the 18th anniversary of the death of U.S. Army Private First Class Kristian Menchaca on June 18. Before enlisting in the Army, Menchaca furthered his education by attending the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos ...

KYLE — The city of Kyle is one step closer to securing a future water supply as the Alliance Regional Water Authority (ARWA) begins construction on the final pipeline, Segment C, of the Carrizo-Wilcox Water Project. More than 20 miles in length, Segment C marks the final segment of the ARWA transmis...

KYLE — During the June 8 special meeting, Kyle City Council made several decisions to help bring the Kyle Sportsplex to fruition. The council directed staff to do the following in order to further the project: bring a resolution authorizing the city manager to terminate the professional services agr...

BUDA — After years of debate and discussions, Buda City Council unanimously approved the annexation of 762.244 acres into the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), relating to the MileStone Community Builders’ Persimmon Development, on first and final reading at its June 18 meeting. Afterwards...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Nathan Nattin IV was arrested on Saturday, June 22 on several charges after SWAT was called to the 600 block of Terrace Canyon in Dripping Springs. At approximately 1:21pm, Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person in the 600 block of...

The shocking events of Jun. 30, 1903 may have left most Texans at a loss for words but not an East Texas editor, who wrote, “The tragedy is the first of its kind in the history of the state and is the most appalling in the annals of the South.” Col. Robert Marshall Love was chewing the fat with a pr...