rian Porterfield, the man behind the scenes with Loving Mountain City’s 4th of July parade, deserves red, white and blue hats off. As I admired his truck’s patriotic display and music afer the parade, Patricia Porterfield, the event coordinator, told me some of the details. When the patriotic cd the...

Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo It’s time for mutton bustin’, cow ropin’ and more at this annual event at Dripping Springs Ranch Park showcasing the finest in rodeo skills, food and drink, beer, live music and entertainment. Bring your entire family out to enjoy arts and crafts vendors and kids acti...

Anxiety over lagging 2017 State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores was expressed by Hays CISD leaders after preliminary results for the district were released last month. Joy Philpott, Hays CISD director of assessment and accountability, said the district’s writing scores for 2...

Members of the Hays High band spent the day recently picking up trash along a stretch of Kohler’s Crossing adopted by the Hays Rebel Band Boosters. The group is one of the latest to adopt area streets in the Kyle area as part of the city’s Adopt-a-Street program. 

A Texas State University microbiology professor will travel abroad this month after he was selected to participate in a global seminar. Dr. Rodney E. Rohde was selected to participate in the Global Citizenship Alliance (GCA) Seminar to be held July 9-16, 2017, in Potsdam, Germany. The Global Citizen...

Less than a year after opening, McCormick Middle School will now have its second principal. Late last month, Hays CISD board trustees approved the hiring of James Cruz as the school’s next principal. Cruz, who is the current principal at Del Valle Middle School, takes over for Thad Gittens, who left...

Earlier this month, Hays CISD paid homage to its custodial staff by hosting an annual luncheon at Hays High. The luncheon was meant to show appreciation for the custodial staff, which is a vital part of maintaining all 22 of the district’s campuses. Bill Miller’s BBQ in Buda provided food for the ev...

(photo courtesy of Marquita Orta) Lehman High School freshman Ashley Luna poses for a photo near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. Luna was recently selected to represent the Migrant Education Program of Hays CISD as part of Close UP 2017. Luna, along with other students from ESC Region 1...

Red, white and blue were the colors shown throughout the day in Kyle, Buda and Mountain City as each town held Fourth of July celebrations Tuesday. In Kyle, athletes hit the pavement in the early morning hours for the annual July 4th Popsicle Run through the streets of Plum Creek. The event was put ...

he whirr of tree-trimming equipment will be commonplace over the next few weeks in downtown Kyle as work crews complete a beautification project in City Square Park. Kerry Urbanowicz, Kyle Parks and Recreations Department (PARD) director, said the end goal is to improve the aesthetics of the park an...