CANDIDATES FOR HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF Anthony Hipolito (R) What is the number one crime-related issue that needs an immediate plan of action from the next sheriff? In Hays County, the pressing crime-related issue that demands immediate attention from the next Sheriff is the rise in property crime. Rece...

AUSTIN — According to a news release, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) announced on Oct. 3 that Stage III declaration restrictions will take effect on Nov. 1. This comes after the Lovelady monitor well, one of two drought stage determinants for the district, reached ...

BUDA — Jeffrey Olaes, an eighth grader at McCormick Middle School, is now ranked number one in Korean martial arts forms in North American Sport Karate Association — the largest sanctioning association for open sport karate. Starting at age four, the now-14-year-old began taekwondo at the Hays Commu...

BUDA — After receiving feedback from the community, the city of Buda is increasing the reimbursement levels for two grant opportunities for businesses from 50/50 matching to 100%. The Downtown Co-Marketing Reimbursement Grant was established by ordinance in 2020 to assist downtown businesses and pla...

Performers from Texas State University’s Grupo Folklórico Ocotochtli strike a smile as they dip toward the audience at the Buda Public Library’s Ballet Folklórico Performance on Sept. 27, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the homecoming mum tradition. Prior to the start of homecoming festivities last week, students in the Johnson High School Floral Design courses handcrafted the school’s first-ever mega mum.

BUDA — During its Sept. 17 meeting, Buda City Council unanimously approved the creation of a Public Improvement District (PID) and a Tax Increment Zone (TIRZ), in partnership with Hays County, to provide the public infrastructure outlined in the development agreement for the Persimmon development. T...

Sinéad Whiteside, co-owner of Inspired Minds Art Center, poses next to pieces in the Festival Fine Art Show on Sept. 20, where community members voted for their favorite art piece. The Buda Arts Festival is a celebration of all-things art, including live mural painting, art competitions, artisan mar...

Volunteers from US Foods and the Military Family Advisory Network gathered in Buda to assemble 240 permanent change of station pantry restock boxes. These boxes are designed to get military families started in new homes at Fort Cavazos. The event is part of a national partnership between Military Fa...

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 shooting threats. In the juvenile justice system, the student faces the equivalent to a state jail felony for making a false alarm or report, according ...