Staff report Alba Ranch — home to one of the earliest established Hispanic families in the Dripping Springs area — is getting a historical marker. The area where the ranch was located and the family of patriarch Victoriano Alba lived was one of 16 approved by the Texas Historical Commission for a ma...

Left to right, Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones, Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, County Judge Ruben Becerra, retiring NHCESD #1 Commissioner Walt Krudop; ESD District Administrator Doug Fowler and Treasurer Dan O’Brien, Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell, and Pct. 4 Commissioner Walt Smith.  ...

The driver of a vehicle from which shots were fired at a Hays County deputy during a weekend high-speed chase from Dripping Springs to near Johnson City is being held in Hays County Jail on bonds totaling $2 million; while the alleged shooter’s bonds total $1.5 million. Nathaniel Castro, 22, and Kla...

Eikon Church held its “Night to Shine” prom event on Feb. 7. Among the revelers at the Tim Tebow Foundation-sponsored event were (Top Right) Justin Downs and Rudy Hurtado, (Top Left) Edwina Rogers and Deena Francis and (bottom) Dean Swearingen and Kate Dickens.

In 1962, the United States put the first man in orbit and the Beatles recorded their hit single “Love Me Do.” In that same year, Elmo Battles was a 32-year-old Korean War veteran and single father of three boys working in his hometown of Cuero, Texas at the local Chevy dealership. Elmo knew Shirley ...

This Valentine’s day, you might be waiting with your boo for a table at a crowded fancy restaurant or, like many others, you are at home swiping left and right on dating apps. Finding “the one” nowadays is more of a game than stars aligning, according to Texas State lecturer Jessica James, who autho...

By Anita Miller Additional charges have been filed against two people charged with firing at a Hays County Sheriff’s Office vehicle during a high-speed chase form Dripping Springs to near Johnson City last weekend. Nathaniel Castro, 23, of El Paso and Klarissa Soto, 19, of Manchaca were taken into c...

The woman at the center of allegations of assault against a KXAN reporter and his cameraman told the Hays Free Press she was shocked at the news crew’s behavior. Michele Hart said she was knocked from behind by reporter Jody Barr and then hit over the head with the heavy video camera during a candid...

County offices to close for Presidents Day Hays County offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17, for Presidents’ Day, including the San Marcos Municipal Court, which is located in the county’s Government Center on South Stagecoach Road. County parks will be open for regular hours on the 17th. isit ...

A bond election for a grand total of $217,30,413 will now be placed in the hands of Hays CISD voters. Hays CISD school board members finalized a list of projects and propositions that they will ask voters to approve of on the May 2020 ballot. District voters will decide which expenditures the distri...