BUDA — Recent Johnson High School graduate Ally Schrandt, 18, was driving to a shift at Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood when she was involved in a multi-car collision on June 22, which landed her in the hospital. Now, she is beginning her journey to recovery. According to Aaron Schrandt, her father, his ...

BUDA — After years of debate and discussions, Buda City Council unanimously approved the annexation of 762.244 acres into the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), relating to the MileStone Community Builders’ Persimmon Development, on first and final reading at its June 18 meeting. Afterwards...

BUDA — New residential developments and projects from the 2021 bond are underway on the west side of Buda. Construction work has already begun on The Colony at Cole Springs, a 169.95-acre development of approximately 499 residential lots that is located south of Old Black Colony Road in Buda. Discus...

JOHNSON CITY -- Pedernales Electric Cooperative members in districts 1, 6, and 7 have voted to reelect Milton Rister, Paul Graf and Amy Lea SJ Akers to serve on the board of directors. District 7 includes the cities of Kyle and Buda. PEC’s Annual Membership Meeting will take place at 9 a.m. on June ...

Fourteen cadets graduated from the Hays CISD Career & Technical Education Firefighter Program in partnership with Emergency Services District 5 in Kyle. The students from all three high schools in Hays CISD have completed two years of rigorous firefighter courses, equipping them with the knowledge o...

SAN MARCOS — After learning that there is a need for a bus service for older adults and individuals with disabilities in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, the city of Buda is seeking assistance in expanding its Senior Transportation Program. At the June 4 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Cour...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs ISD hosted leaders, administrators and safety personnel from Hays CISD and Wimberley ISD on June 3-4 for reunification training, conducted by The “I Love U Guys” Foundation in the Center for Learning & Leadership. The two-day training covered the Standard Response...

BUDA — U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran Howard Southwell has witnessed a lot of history in his lifetime, but now, he is creating his own by turning 100. Born in Austin in 1924, Howard described his childhood just like everyone else’s. The oldest child in his family, he explained that they woke up, ate br...

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Monica Davidson has been appointed as the executive director of the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce, effective immediately. Davidson is a third-generation Buda resident, a Hays High School graduate and currently serves as a city council member. “Monica has a history of growing organizations and with t...