Dispatchers have begun preparing software for the connected dispatcher system at the new Hays County co-location site. Since its inception in 2017, Kyle Police Department (KPD) and Hays County Sheriff office officials planned to move in to the new emergency communication center by August and no late...

What The Bogota Post got right about America before COVID-19 rings just as true during the pandemic – maybe even more true. In a May 2019 article, “The List of Things Americans Take for Granted,” the newspaper examined some of the freedoms and blessings that too many Americans forget they have. Amid...

I had a scary moment on Monday, thinking that the run-off election was Tuesday, May 26. Don’t worry, the election has been delayed until July 14, with early voting to begin on July 6. There are a few races that need deciding. For example, the Democratic race between former Air Force helicopter pilot...

While the coronavirus didn’t entirely stop the wheels of justice from turning in Hays County, efforts to slow the spread of the highly contagious disease have slowed their turning somewhat. Some functions are due to reopen June 1, along with county buildings. In part to avoid an avalanche when full ...

Anita Miller When the Hays County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee is gaveled into order for the first time in seven months tomorrow, one of the items for their consideration will come in the form of a letter signed by 14 pastors urging committee members to take advantage of an offer from a n...

The Kyle City Council’s selection of a public relations firm to promote a November bond election for a new police station should signal to the community the urgency of the need. Council selected the Austin-based firm of Buie & Company on May 19. The contract is for a base amount not to exceed $75,00...

Property appraisals will stay the same as they were assessed in January 2020 even as Gov. Gregg Abbott encourages local governments not to raise property tax rates. The average taxable value, minus any exemptions, increased 8.76 percent, according to figures released by the Hays Central Appraisal Di...

Two adults are dead and three children in critical condition following a rollover collision along northbound Interstate 35 in San Marcos Saturday. The five adults and five children traveling in the 2002 Ford Explorer were said to be from San Antonio and en route to a family gathering in Austin. At a...

Two hours of closed session ended with Wimberley ISD trustees saying they would not take further action against parents who posted a Wimberley Texas logo with a pride flag in the back drop. The argument came to the board after a split community fell into two camps – those saying it was a First Amend...

Still Budaful 2.0 is on its way to bring Buda businesses a second wave of loans and grants and, this time, the regulations are more inclusive. The new phase will grant a total of $250,000 and also opens a loan opportunity totaling $100,000. Combining the money allocated from the first and second pha...