By Megan Wehring KYLE — West Ranch to Market 150 is one step closer to having a new name after the newly- formed ad hoc committee had its first meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The Kyle City Council previously renamed Rebel Drive to Fajita Drive back in August in hopes to honor local icon Juan Antonio...

  juvenile suspect has   been charged with murder in the death of 48-old Janie Rebecca Loredo Zapata, who died in a fire in her home in the 400 block of Overlook Drive in Elliott Ranch May 15. Fire crews were still on the scene hours after the fire was out. Photo by Anita Miller The suspect was deta...

A juvenile suspect was detained today, Oct. 21, on a “Directive to Apprehend warrant for Murder” by the Hays County Sheriff’s office. The juvenile was transported to the juvenile detention center. The investigation centers around the May 15, 2020 arson and death investigation at the 400 block of Wes...

Sahar Chmais As the city of Dripping Springs continues to grow, so do the services. The latest service residents will be able to utilize is the city’s Emergency Management Department. In years prior, Dripping Springs would depend on the Hays County Emergency Management Department. The underlying iss...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – The wedding industry continues to change rapidly as the COVID-19 pandemic  brings more surprises. Some venues, like  the Terrace Club, are still welcoming events — even if they are smaller than years past. Dripping Springs is a popular location for hosting wedding...

One of the many articles that have kept alive the legend of hidden riches on a narrow strip of sand off the Texas Gulf Coast ran in the Harlingen-based Valley Morning Star on Oct. 27, 1966. The subject of this always entertaining tale is the treasure supposedly buried on Padre Island by a band of ca...

Close to 200 varsity and junior varsity runners hit the trails at Hays High Saturday as they competed in the Hays CISD Invitational at Hays High. The event was the second cross country meet held by Hays and is one of the last few meets for runners to warm up prior to District meets later this month....

The Surf SC CTX 05/06 girls won twice this weekend over President’s Cup qualifier CSC Impact, which is ranked 14th in the state. Game one was a hard fought 1-0 win in rainy conditions with five saves from Kendra Jensen and 12 shots on goal for Surf. In game two, Surf trailed for the first five minut...

Staff Report Not even a five touchdown outburst from quarterback Durand Hill Friday was enough for the Hays football team to keep pace with the seventh-ranked team in 6A. Twenty-one unanswered points scored in the first and fourth frames gave the Lake Travis Cavaliers more than enough firepower to s...

As the majority of teams in District 12-5A, Division I are idle this week, we at the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch aim to prepare our sports readers with a look ahead to what our local teams will be facing as district play starts up. Here, we take a look at our three local programs (Dripping Spr...