HAYS COUNTY — One local organization has been the backbone of aiding first responders when they are assisting in emergency situations. The Hays County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is part of a nationwide approach to volunteer training and an organization that professional first responder...

A rundown of the 10 proposed Constitutional amendments Texans will decide 10 amendments to the Texas Constitution on Nov. 5, and ahead of the election, the League of Women Voters is presenting arguments both for and against each. Proposition 1 Proposition 1 proposes adding elected municipal judges t...

Kyle, Buda weather impact from Harvey Downed trees and flooded streets was the extent of the impact seen around parts of Buda and Kyle as Hays County seemingly escaped the brunt of Hurricane Harvey’s wrath in August. The storm, which came ashore in Rockport as a Category 4 hurricane led to torrentia...

ne of the great pleasures of my life is watching how Goldie, my two-and-a-half year old Catahoula puppy, prepare to go for a walk. When I say “Walkies!” her ears perk up and her steps get more excited. When I put my sneakers on she starts to stretch like an athlete getting to run a marathon, (I have...

Excited kindergarteners got to pick their favorite stuffed animals when they arrived for classes Oct. 16. Local residents Amy Younts, Cyndy Slovak-Barton and Arlene Monroe (right) deliver stuffed animals to PAISD counselor Pam Cartwright for distribution to children in the school. While Port A is sl...

hree years ago, South African natives Nigel and Jacqueline Hornsby found their little slice of heaven. Some saw their parcel of land, located near the Hays and Caldwell county lines, as a place where drug dealers once lived in a home years before. For the Hornsbys, the land was a way for them to bui...

An instructor at the Kyle Correctional Facility shows men how to crochet stuffed animals. The correctional facility inmates crocheted more than 30 animals to send to Port Aransas and have also sent hundreds of animals to the police and sheriff’s departments for children in trauma. (courtesy photo) t...

Hays County Commissioners Sept. 12 approved overtime pay for Hays County emergency staff who worked during Hurricane Harvey in August. Kharley Smith, director of emergency management and emergency management coordinator of the Office of Emergency Services, asked for $5,786 for overtime hours for eme...

s images of Hurricane Harvey’s wrath flickered on the television screen, Buda Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director J.R. Gonzales knew there had to be something he could do to help. With the assistance of several area businesses, the Buda Chamber collected and donated water, food and clothing ...

orses plucked from the flooding in the Houston area after Hurricane Harvey have found respite in Dripping Springs. Six horses rescued from the flooded areas of Beaumont are now under the care of  Katie Dickinson, director and founder of Healing Horse Ranch in Dripping Springs. The animals had suffer...