Large limb pick-up available for residents BUDA — After Winter Storm Mara hit Central Texas in the early hours of Jan. 30, thousands of Texans were left without power, in large part due to fallen tree branches and limbs from ice. During the Feb. 7 Buda City Council meeting, city manager Micah Grau s...

Local veteran, business owner spearheads efforts to spruce up historical institution SAN MARCOS — Driving down the busy street of Hunter Road in San Marcos, you may pass right by the VFW without a thought. The decrepit building painted in its faded tan color is unremarkable at first glance, but what...

BUDA — A few weeks ago, a number of residents in the city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of Buda received an anonymous survey pertaining to the proposed Persimmon development. Now, developer MileStone Community Builders is providing some clarification on the reasoning for the survey ...

City leaves thousands on table KYLE — Businesses who sell alcohol in Kyle will continue to be exempt from the city’s alcohol license fees following a 5-2 vote during the Feb. 7 city council meeting. This agenda item, which proposed amendments to the city’s alcohol sale permit and license application...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — In response to damages caused by the recent ice storm, Dripping Springs has extended its disaster declaration. The storm, labeled as Winter Storm Mara, started to sweep across Central Texas on Jan. 30 causing major damage including massive power outages, debris from fallen tree li...

BUDA — Buda residents could see a new commercial project in an up-and-coming part of the city. The project, spearheaded by CLD Realty, is called Corner on Main and is set to be located on the northwest corner of East Main Street and Firecracker Drive, across the street from the Sunfield community. I...

KYLE — After years of dealing with construction of a wastewater treatment plant directly behind their homes, Kyle residents are speaking out. In 2014, when Sean and Chelsea Collie purchased their Waterleaf home, they enjoyed a view of the open land behind their property. Two years later, when Jose a...

Photos by Victoria Carreon The Johnson Jaguars traveled to Austin to take on the Bowie Bulldogs on Jan. 27. The Jags’ 44-  42 win marked coach Ben Kinnison’s 200th career win. Win number 201 came the next week when the Jags hosted the Akins Eagles and prevailed 73 – 60. At press time, Johnson will f...

Hays County — Doing a routine “medicine checkup” could save you hundreds of dollars, put an end to the endless barrage of pill bottles and ultimately keep your health and wellbeing in check. Jodie Pepin, clinical pharmacy director at Harbor Health and clinical assistant professor of pharmacy at the ...

AMERICAN HEART MONTH Cardiovascular or heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A report by the CDC found that heart disease killed 382,776 men and 314,186 women in 2020 in the U.S. “It’s the numb...