Hays County Commissioners Debbie Ingalsbe, left, and Michelle Cohen, and Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, and commissioners Walt Smith and Lon Shell, pose with Lieutenant Colonel George C. Carruthers, seated, and his son. The commissioners proclaimed Nov. 7 as Lt. Col. George C. Carruthers Day, reco...

HAYS COUNTY — Among parents' top concerns in a childcare facility are safety, reliability and the well-being of their child.  For some parents of children who attended either The Learning Experience — Kyle or The Learning Experience — Buda, the choice initially seemed easy, but they would soon exper...

HAYS COUNTY — The community is invited to attend the annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony, hosted by the Office of the Hays County Judge, from 4-8 p.m. on Nov. 17 at the Historic Courthouse Square. Supported by the Mermaid Society SMTX, the Downtown Association of San Marcos, CITC, LBJ Museum San Marcos...

At approximately 8:07 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, the Buda Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle stuck on the train tracks at the crossing at South Loop 4 and West Goforth Road (near Buda Mill & Grain). A gray 2022 Nissan Altima, driven by a 54-year-old unnamed male, had pulled off South Lo...

HAYS COUNTY— The Hays County Veteran Services Office is bringing Operation Green Light to Hays County to honor all men and women who have selflessly served the country and the community in the armed forces. This national event, hosted by the National Association of Counties (NaCo) and the National A...

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Brown Santa program has started its annual drive for money, food and toys to assist families in need in Hays County. The program consists of volunteers from the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and members of the community — last year, more than 650 families were given assi...

HAYS COUNTY — Once a small nation of horse and buggies and electric street carts, to a growing population and gas powered vehicles, now to hybrids and electric vehicles, the transportation options have changed over time. Transportation is part of life whether one chooses to walk or drive. For some, ...

Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler, left, stands with deputy Herman Adair and chief deputy Mike Davenport. Adair was honored for his 26-plus years of service to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.

HAYS COUNTY — As a participant in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Youth Tour program, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) will be selecting 10 high school students to attend the trip of a lifetime in Washington, D.C. where they will join more than 1,500 students from electric...

On Sept. 11, 2023, Samuel Garcia, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault of a child. This resulted in 10 years of deferred adjudication community supervision at his punishment hearing on Oct. 30 in front of 483rd District Judge Tanner Neidhardt in Hays County. Garcia was arrested on Jan....