To the Editor: During this election season Carrie Isaac, the GOP candidate for District 45 State Representative, has declined to respond to surveys from the Hays Free Press/News Dispatch, and the Blanco County Association of  Retired Educators (of which I'm a member). Several attempts to contact Mrs...

  SAN MARCOS – Texas State University has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics for 2020 by Hispanic Outlook magazine. The rankings were compiled using data from the United States Department of Education and published in the October issue of Hispanic Outlook ....

                        As of Sunday, Oct. 25, Hays County is making history. Voting, that is. Effective Sunday close of voting, Hays County was reporting 75,519 residents had already voted. That includes in person and mailed in ballots. When you look at total registered voters of 152,674 in Hays Co...

By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY — Costume contests, trick-or-treating and bags full of candy all scream Halloween. Wimberley Parks and Recreation had an eventful weekend, drawing in over 250 cars, for this year’s Boo! Hole Halloween last Saturday.  Boo! Hole Halloween is a tradition in Wimberley that wel...

Re: Renee Hill's letter to the editor, October 22, 2020 Quote: "Just wanted to make you aware so that you can have facts, and not false news before you go to the polls." Yes, we should all strive to have the facts before we vote.  However, we will not find the facts in Ms. Hill's letter.  Starting w...

  Four vehicles including a dump truck and two 18-wheelers collidedmid-morning Monday at the intersection of SH 21 and Cotton Gin Road near Uhland in eastern Hays County. We will post details as they become available.(Photo by Anita Miller)

Our lovely Sharon Ann Thompson went to be eternally in God’s hands on October 23, 2020 after a several month battle with cancer. She was born to Edmund and Mildred (Huck) Mueller on October 13, 1948 in Cuero, Texas. Sharon graduated from Nordheim High School in 1967 and attended Nixon-Clay Business ...

Hinkle, Linda Lou (Horne), age 71, was called to her eternal resting place late in the night on Saturday, October 17, 2020. She was born and raised in Austin, Texas but lived in several different areas throughout her lifetime. Her favorite place she ever lived was Germany and she would have loved to...

Sahar Chmais The City of Buda has approved a five-year contract renewal with Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC). The new terms will have a higher franchise fee for the company to pay.  All surrounding cities have been receiving a 4.5% franchise fee through their electric company providers. Buda h...

Sahar Chmais The Alliance Regional Water Authority (ARWA) plans on delivering the City of Buda water from the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer by the summer of 2023. Buda has been working with ARWA on this project since 2017, but the costs have risen since the last projections. The project to bring Buda’s gro...