By Tom Purcell My Lab puppy, Thurber, makes me laugh out loud every day. The writing life requires you to sit still for long periods of time, but those days are long gone. As I write this column – attempt to write it, that is – my seven-and-a-half-month-old buddy keeps dropping his ball at my feet, ...

By Sahar Chmais   Hays County could reduce its tax rate, making it the lowest since 1990.   A special meeting was called by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra for the 2022 fiscal year budget, during which he pointed to possible changes at the county that could reduce the tax rate to $0.3867.   Budget w...

Senior Watercolor Classes Repeats every month on August, September, October, November on the third Monday. Area seniors are invited to the Krug Activity Center (old Kyle City Hall) Monday, August 16, at 2:30pm for a free watercolor class hosted by the Kyle Area Senior Zone and Kyle Public Library. T...

By Brittany Anderson Some of Hays County’s youngest athletes had the unique opportunity of experiencing teamwork, sportsmanship and the importance of community during the baseball world series.   The 6U Shetland All-Stars team, a tee-ball team part of the Hays Youth Baseball and Softball Association...

HAYS COUNTY -- Veterans can now take advantage of the more inclusive 'Hope 4 Hays County Veterans' program. “When we rolled out this program late last year, the aim was to help qualifying veterans, dependents and surviving spouses with past due rent, mortgage, utilities and car payments,” said Jude ...

The city of Kyle is gearing up for its annual Pie in the Sky Festival Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-5. Among the festivities, Kyle officials are trying to gather as many patrons as possible with the name “Kyle.”   “We are so excited to host Kyle Pie in the Sky Hot Air Balloon Festival once again and br...

Staff Report Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports two (2) COVID-related fatalities, a Dripping Springs woman in her 80s, and a San Marcos woman in her 40s. This report covers August 7-9, 2021. HCLHD also reports 317 new lab-confirmed cases alon...

Every time there’s a medical advance, there’s a scammer waiting around the corner to exploit it. When genetic testing first became an important medical service, scammers targeted cancer screenings and medication metabolization (called pharmacogenetics). The latest growing genetic testing fraud trend...

Region 10 stretches from north Texas through Hays County and south to the Gulf. Regional flooding became an issue over the last few years, and the Lower Colorado-Lavaca Regional Flood Planning Group will be holding a virtual meeting to inform citizens of developments. The meeting will be held via zo...

Our Father, Husband and Friend,  David Lynn Stock of Lockhart Tx passed away on August 6th, 2021 at the age of 67. David was born in Nixon Tx on Sept 23, 1953 to Ada O’Neal Stock and Elo Stock.   He was the oldest of 3 boys. He grew up in Central Texas and spent a lot of his younger adult years play...