photo by Moses Leos III/Hays CISD For the third time in four years, Lehman Lobo long jumper Nikayla Fitzgerald will take on the best in Texas when she competes at the UIL State Track and Field meet in Austin. On Friday April 23, Fitzgerald captured second place in the UIL Region IV-5A girls long jum...

Extra-inning heroics by sophomore Jordan Burnham in the bottom of the 9th frame Saturday allowed the Johnson Jaguar softball team to punch its first-ever ticket to the postseason. On April 24, Johnson qualified for the playoffs via a nail-biting 4-3 win over Boerne Champion in a battle between two t...

photo by Albert Sanchez Dripping Springs hosted The Patriots from Veterans Memorial High School in San Antonio. The Tigers had plenty of offense and won the contest 12-3. The Tigers have one game remaining and have a solid hold on second place in district. The last game of the season is Friday, Apri...

by Wayland D. Clark Dripping Springs sophomore softball pitcher Jordan Cox (16-3) has 174 strikeouts in 115.2 innings and has been phenomenal this season. But don’t tell her that, because she may not want to hear it. Cox said it’s not about the strikeouts, it’s about keeping the opponent scoreless. ...

by Gary Borders A bid to expand health coverage for low-income Texans failed in the Texas House last week, 80-68. State leaders have long opposed expanding the Medicaid program, which is largely funded by the federal government. The measure that failed last week would have allowed the Texas Health a...

by Sahar Chmais Hays CISD is urging students to attend their classes so the district does not lose millions of dollars in state funds. If in-person attendance in the last six weeks of this school year is not greater than in-person attendance from last October, Hays CISD could lose up to $7 million, ...

RE: Editorial cartoon, April 21 I found this to be offensive and out of character for the paper. Since when can someone become the judge of a person and picture him with devils and in hell????? If this is the case, this individual must be the Lord. Only Jesus knows the true character of the person t...

by David Abdel Getting to and from places in Kyle can sometimes be a frustrating task, given the persistent road closures throughout town. Fairly, we should give the town recognition for seeking out improvements in traffic and roads as often as it does. While it can sometimes feel like roads take fo...

by Christine Flowers At a time when police are being attacked on all sides for brutality, racism, recklessness and all sorts of social sins and criminal acts, I hesitate to write this column. I hesitate, not because I think that what I am about to say is wrong, but because words have been used as we...

Just when I thought all the nonsensical attempts to erase chapters of American history had stopped with statues being razed, school mascots getting kicked to the curb and streets being renamed, something even more ridiculous has erupted like a boil on a cowboy’s butt. Y’all might not’ve heard about ...