KYLE — Kyle City Council members listened to a presentation by the VFW Post 12058 in Kyle in regards to property located at 105 Veterans Drive at its Feb. 18 meeting. According to VFW representative Larry Stamps, the nonprofit is requesting the city to allow the organization to make its base at 105 ...

SAN MARCOS – The Hays County Health Department was notified by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) about the potential exposure of residents after a person tested positive for measles. The Gaines County resident visited San Marcos from 3-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14. Individuals who were ...

Twenty anxious defendants waited in a Dallas courtroom on Feb. 26, 1935 for a federal jury to come to a verdict in the “harboring” trial of Bonnie and Clyde’s closest kin and staunchest friends. Following the fatal ambush of the  most-wanted fugitives in May 1934, everyone struggled to get on with t...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Connie and Denis McGovern moved to Dripping Springs in 1998 when Connie’s parents bought them a manufactured home, so that they could be closer. Now, the home is falling apart and Hometown Missions is going to build them a brand new house. For the past 15 years, Hometown Missions ...

SAN MARCOS – A dead wild bird from the northwestern area of Hays County has tested positive for avian bird flu, according to the the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Avian influenza (commonly known as “bird flu”) is a disease that typically affects wild birds, especially waterfowl a...

JOHNSON CITY — For the past 59 years, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) has participated in Youth Tour, which sends students on an all-expenses paid trip to the United States capital. This year, PEC selected 10 students to represent the cooperative in Washington, D.C., where they will meet with ...

WIMBERLEY — Construction to widen RM 3237 in Wimberley at River Mountain Road and Camino De Rancho Road to add shoulders and accommodate new turn lanes and to widen existing travel lanes on River Mountain Road and Camino De Rancho Road at RM 3237 within construction limits has begun. "Investing in o...

DRIPPING SPRINGS – To accommodate the growth in the community, H-E-B is looking at bringing a bigger store to Dripping Springs. H-E-B is seeking to demolish the current location at 598 East US 290, Dripping Springs, and replace it with a larger store; the new store would be located on the same prope...

DRIPPING SPRINGS – Amber Scardino started Figment Creative Labs in her garage in 2013. Originally known as “Wee Warhols,” she changed the name to Figment Creative Labs when she moved to a new space in 2018. Now, she’s bringing it to Dripping Springs. Scardino began by teaching her own kids about art...

KYLE — School vouchers or Education Savings Accounts are moving closer to probable approval during the Texas 89th legislative session. On Feb. 5, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 2, which provides $1 billlion in funding from the state’s surplus general revenue, beginning fiscal year 2026-27 to la...