By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY – A local ER doctor provides families with tips on staying safe and healthy throughout the upcoming Labor Day weekend.   The first thing to be mindful of is the weather – even though the holiday weekend is at the beginning of September, temperatures remain high in Hays...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Central Texas — and Hays County is diverting funds to provide free or low-cost breast cancer screenings to help combat this.   During its Aug. 2 regular meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approve...

Staff Report   HAYS COUNTY – Hays County is working to become more film-friendly.   After returning from the Texas Film Commission Conference earlier this year, Anita Collins, executive assistant to the county judge, brought several recommendations including creating a film advisory board – which ha...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   HAYS COUNTY   — Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) announced that Hays CISD will be the university’s partner for inclusion in its Distinguished High School Program.   SFA’s Distinguished High School Program partners with independent school districts to offer unique oppor...

What is News Flash? Every week, the Barton Publications team highlights some of the stories featured in the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch while also including information about the events that the residents of Hays County can attend that upcoming weekend. Check out the Aug. 31 episode here: Foll...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY – Amid staffing issues, Hays County entered an agreement to house overflow inmates.   With a 4-1 vote on Aug. 16, the Hays County commissioners court approved an Intergovernmental Inmate Housing Agreement between Hays County, Haskell County, and LaSalle Corrections Wes...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY – While residents have seen some recent rainfall, Hays County is still under a burn ban.   More than half of the state of Texas is under a burn ban, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service Burn Ban Web Map. Out of a total of 254 counties in Texas, 153 are under a bur...

What is News Flash? Every week, the Barton Publications team highlights some of the stories featured in the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch while also including information about the events that the residents of Hays County can attend that upcoming weekend. Check out the Aug. 24 episode here: Make...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   HAYS COUNTY –The Hays County commissioners were briefed on the county’s voting locations on Tuesday.   Hays County will have 14 polling locations for early voting and 40 for Election Day, according to Elections Administrator Jennifer Doinoff (formerly Anderson). Voters can rep...

Hays CISD and the Kyle Police Department held a press conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at the Hays CISD Central Office to discuss the increased presence of fentanyl in the area and related overdoses. Watch the Hays Free Press video here: Make sure to follow us on social media to stay info...