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Pauline.Tom on February 5, 2020

Heads up! Up high in Mountain City trees crowds of masked Cedar Waxwings hide in plain sight. They gorge on hackberries. RonTom and I have counted upwards of 100 in the cedar elm above our front yard birdbath, drifting up and down, with a dozen or more on the birdbath.

We saw a crowd of cows along the barbed wire fence that separates Lynn Cobb’s backyard from the neighboring ranch on the backside of Mountain City when we came in from church. The bovines were eating Christmas leftovers, the ...

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Coronavirus, speed limits come to Mt. City

Mountain City has a 9th case of coronavirus. Still, only one has recovered. Sadly, two in Mountain City did not survive. The temporary speed limit ra...

August 19, 2020

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Plans adapted for Mt. City’s Fourth of July parade

That first case of coronavirus in Mountain City is a friend of mine. On Day 12 of her confinement, we chatted back and forth by text. My Mountain City...

July 1, 2020

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Life is grand

Yard of the Week signs pop up faster than this column gets written /published, and one was missed at the beginning. Congratulations to: · Sally Kachor...

June 10, 2020

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What’s showing in your photographs these days?

Loving Mountain City posted a photo of the first recipient of LMC’s Yard of the Week recognition, administered by Marjie Kelley. Congratulations...

May 20, 2020

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Messages of faith in Mt. City

A walk along Live Oak Drive offers messages of faith on lawns, intended for encouragement. First, you’ll come to a yard sign with gigantic indiv...

May 6, 2020

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Mt. City – A great place to quarantine

Mountain City, what a beautiful place to be confined during Covid 19 (for those of us who are not essential workers)! For those of you who are working...

April 29, 2020

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No murder charges filed in fatal Buda shooting

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August 29, 2024

BUDA -- Hays County Criminal District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced that a murder charge will not be filed against a 21-year-old male who shot and ...

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Child molester sentenced to 40 years in Hays County

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September 24, 2024

SAN MARCOS - Manuel Balderas, 49, of Kyle was sentenced to 40 years in prison by a jury on Sept. 24, for multiple counts of sexual assault, continuous...

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Hays County Sheriff’s Office charges two more Hays CISD middle school students in social media threat scares

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September 13, 2024

KYLE -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office has detained and charged two additional sixth grade students from Hays CISD for creating or contributing to s...

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Hays CISD 6th grader faces charges in connection to social media threat scare

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September 12, 2024

KYLE -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office has detained a sixth grade Hays CISD student for locally contributing to the spread of social media school sh...

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Hays County Sheriff’s Office arrests Hays CISD students for threats

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September 18, 2024

Hays CISD Chief of Communication Officer Tim Savoy stated that two arrests have been made for two separate threats made by Johnson High School student...

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