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Winter food program available for students

Winter food program available for students

STAFF REPORT  WIMBERLEY – Crisis Bread Basket and local churches are working together to deliver meal boxes for families so every child has adequate access to breakfast and lunch over the holiday break. Volunteers will deliver a ... 12/14/2022 05:16 PM

Heiser wins Kyle council seat in runoff election

Heiser wins Kyle council seat in runoff election

Update: this story was updated on Dec. 14 to include a statement given by Bear Heiser to the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch. KYLE — The race for Kyle City Council’s District 1 seat is officially over, with Bear Heiser ... 12/14/2022 03:57 AM

Inmate dies in officer-involved shooting

Inmate dies in officer-involved shooting

12/13/2022 11:53 PM

Dripping Springs football season ends

Dripping Springs football season ends

By Wayland D. Clark  CEDAR PARK — Last Friday night at Gupton Stadium in a 6A Division 2 regional championship, Dripping Springs’ first year in 6A and best ever football season ended (27-24) after failing to score a touchdown to ... 12/08/2022 01:10 AM

Dripping Springs ISD schools collect coats

Dripping Springs ISD schools collect coats

By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS – Campuses in Dripping Springs ISD collected 300 coats in the 2022 drive.  The Junior League of Austin (JLA) is holding its 36th annual Coats for Kids distribution through Dec. 10. With partners ... 12/08/2022 12:30 AM

Christmas on Mercer

Christmas on Mercer

A Dripping Springs tradition, Christmas on Mercer, welcomed vendors and members of the community to start celebrating the holidays on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Little Longhorn housed freshly cut Christmas trees in a variety of shapes and sizes for ... 12/08/2022 12:20 AM

Home away from home

Home away from home

(Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to reflect that the contributed photo is by Madelyn Harper) By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY – Just steps away from the heart of downtown Wimberley sits the Bell House – a renovation ... 12/08/2022 12:10 AM

Hays Hawks twins commit to Rhode Island

Hays Hawks twins commit to Rhode Island

By Amira Van Leeuwen BUDA — Megan and Madison Disu committed to play volleyball for the Rhode Island Rams on Sept. 11, but their journey to collegiate volleyball differs from most.  The twin sisters grew up playing basketball; however, ... 12/08/2022 12:00 AM

Meet ‘The Addams Family’ of Hays High School

Meet ‘The Addams Family’ of Hays High School

The Hays Legacy Players opened its fall production, The Addams Family (School Edition) on Friday, Dec. 2 at the Burdine Johnson Theatre. Under the direction of Zach DeSutter and Lory “Stewy” Stewart, the cast performed three shows ... 12/07/2022 11:50 PM

First responders present at Uhland Elementary School

First responders present at Uhland Elementary School

Uhland Elementary students had a first-hand look at how emergency service personnel assist during the school’s Community Helpers presentations on Nov. 30. This event included firefighters from the Caldwell/Hays Fire Emergency Service District ... 12/07/2022 11:30 PM

Where to go to receive care during illness

Where to go to receive care during illness

By Megan Wehring  As the rate of respiratory viruses is increasing throughout the nation, patients may not fully understand where to go to receive care.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that from Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, ... 12/07/2022 11:20 PM

Buda gets into holiday spirit

Buda gets into holiday spirit

By Brittany Anderson BUDA — Thousands of people turned out for the annual Budafest, a weekend-long Christmas celebration held in the heart of Buda.  The festival kicked off at Buda Amphitheater and City Park on Dec. 2 with a tree lighting ... 12/07/2022 10:50 PM

Texas State announces new football coach

Texas State announces new football coach

By Amira Van Leeuwen [email protected] SAN MARCOS — On Friday morning, Texas State University officially announced its new head football coach, G.J. Kinne. The decision came a few days after the university fired former Texas State head ... 12/07/2022 10:40 PM

Hays council denies preliminary plat for development

Hays council denies preliminary plat for development

By Brittany Anderson HAYS — Another piece of Hays Commons, a large development proposed in the small city of Hays, has been denied by the city council in the hopes that developer MileStone Community Builders can provide a clearer, more ... 12/07/2022 10:30 PM

City of Buda hires new assistant city manager

City of Buda hires new assistant city manager

Staff Report BUDA — The city of Buda recently hired Wendy L. Smith as its new assistant city manager. Smith began undertaking the duties of her new role with the city on Nov. 28. A native of Austin, she has more than 25 years of city ... 12/07/2022 10:20 PM

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