BUDA — To ensure that members of the community have ease of access to the care that they need, a new nonprofit has been established out of a local hospice service in Buda: Bridgeway To Care Foundation. “We’ve had the hospice for three years — Bridgeway Hospice — and then we have our home health, whi...

SAN MARCOS  –   A few months ago, Mirko was a regular, farm-loving German Shepherd. Today, he travels with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office as the organization’s first therapy dog in hopes of bettering the lives of those he and his partner, deputy Mohmmad Zaqzouq, serve. After being assigned to the ...

BUDA — A month before the scheduled adoption, Buda City Manager Micah Grau and Director of Finance Bianca Redmon presented the proposed $85.6 million budget to the city council at a special called meeting on Thursday, Aug. 15. “The proposed budget document is more than a book of numbers. It tells a ...

WIMBERLEY — Sailor Hendrix, a 15-year-old Boy Scout, along with his troop, has breathed new life into Alexis Pointe Senior Living in Wimberley by transforming the community's grounds over the summer. The project kicked off on May 3, with the construction of rebar cages and the installation of formwo...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Following a presentation by city attorney Laura Mueller, Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved a budget for Village Grove proposed improvements on Ranch to Market Road 12 pursuant to the Offsite Road Agreement on Aug. 6. During the Offsite Road Agreement negotiation p...

SAN MARCOS — A Hays County Grand Jury determined that the San Marcos Police Department Officer that fatally shot 22-year-old Malachi Williams in the H-E-B parking lot, located at 641 East Hopkins St. in San Marcos, was justified in his actions. According to a news release, the Grand Jury received ev...

KYLE — Kyle City Council voted to not bring a bond for the indoor sportsplex at its Aug. 6 meeting, following a discussion on potential phasing and funding. Assistant city manager Jesse Elizondo announced at the beginning of his presentation that city staff wanted to give a more detailed and in-dept...

BUDA — During its Aug. 6 meeting, Buda City Council unanimously approved an order for both a special and general election, to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The special election will allow voters to adopt or reject proposed amendments to the existing city charter. City council appointed a Charter Revie...

SAN MARCOS – Josh Devereaux Jarratt, 45, of Kyle entered a plea of guilty to the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Aug. 12. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child by contact, one count of indecency with a child by exposur...

WIMBERLEY — A temporary pop-up trailer for wine tasting and sales will be set up off Ranch Road 12 following a unanimous approval by Wimberley City Council at its meeting held on Thursday, Aug. 1. Council also awarded Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds to local organizations. Jaclynn Renée van Sant-Dow...