dmiral James Otto Richardson met with Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Jan. 5, 1941 and for the second time in three months tried to convince the President that the Pacific Fleet was a sitting duck at Pearl Harbor. Joe Richardson was born in Paris in 1879, and that northeast Texas town was where he grew...

Race for Space at LBJ Museum The Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos celebrates a decade of serving the community with a new display.   The “Race for Space,” featuring an Apollo EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit) Spacesuit used for training, will be on display at the museum until Feb. 4, 2017...

t’s a busy time of the year for birds.   Some are leaving our area for warmer climates in Central and South America.   Others are arriving from Canada and Alaska.   Among our winter birds are house finches, dark-eyed juncos, cedar waxwings, goldfinches, white-breasted nuthatches and various woodpeck...

One of the first babies born in the Austin area occurred in Hays County Sunday as Athena Voudouris entered the world at 12:00:13 a.m. Jan. 1 at Seton Medical Center Hays in Kyle. Athena, whose parents are Joelle and John Michael Voudouris, weighed 6 lbs., 3 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. According to...

Dripping Springs ISD students may have been enjoying their last day of winter break on Jan. 2, but teachers were back at work, and taking advantage of multiple professional development opportunities. Teachers could sign up for different sessions, including “Bringing Makers Spaces into the Classroom”...

n unexpected phone call from an Austin film producer several months ago has thrust a Dripping Springs business owner into the spotlight.     Late last month, Ed Michal, owner of Delta Tax Service along U.S. Highway 290 in Dripping Springs, watched as his business transformed into the opening scene o...

Tree recycling The Hays County Recycling/Solid Waste Centers will recycle your Christmas trees for free until Jan. 7. between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The centers are located at 1691 Carney Lane (end of County Road 278) in Wimberley, and at 100 Darden Hill Road (County Road 162)...

aking up on New Year’s morning and watching the Tournament of Roses parade on television with family is tradition for Lehman High senior Caroline Salas. When the first float takes off from the corner of Green Street and Orange Grove in Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 2, Salas, along with Lehman High junior Ed...

District opens sixth middle school With a ceremonial cut of the ribbon by area dignitaries, Hays CISD in August celebrated the opening of the district’s sixth middle school. McCormick Middle School, named after Dr. T.C. McCormick Jr., a social and medical pioneer from Buda, officially opened with mu...

Give a bark for Buda’s dog park Buda residents and their four-legged companions celebrated the opening of the city’s new dog park in August, which is located along Buda Sportsplex Drive. The park features a large and small dog area has amenities such as a Bow Wow Barrel, Hound Hoops, a teeter-totter...