By Megan Wehring KYLE — “Black history is just American history that’s not being told,” said Kyle City Council member Dex Ellison, following the Black History Month proclamation during the Feb. 2 meeting.  Black history celebrations originated in 1915 for African American achievements and it was ren...

by Gary Borders The rate of COVID-19 vaccine administration is slowly increasing in Texas as we enter the second full month of shots going into arms. The Texas Department of State Health Services last weekend reported that about 1.6 million Texans — overwhelmingly frontline health workers, people ov...

By Megan Wehring Prakash Jadeja (Jad) died Thursday, Jan. 21, unexpectedly at his Dripping Springs home. Jadeja, 66, was well known in the community as a career technical education (CTE) teacher at Dripping Springs High School (DSHS). He enjoyed mentoring students before they would step out into the...

KYLE — Kyle Police arrested 47-year-old Larry Simon of Louisiana on two capital murder charges without bond on Tuesday, Feb. 2, for a 2015 double homicide. in 2015, Kyle police officers responded to a home in the 800 block of Sledge Street in reference to a welfare call, after a relative was concern...

By Sahar Chmais Open a window to a snapshot in time, capsuled in black and white, where a 20-year-old woman tells a friend about her ordinary day working at the telephone office – and in that same shot the woman had forgotten to wear her trademark glasses. A simple postcard, one sentence and one pho...

By Megan Wehring With nearly 2,200 foster children in Central Texas, local foster agencies are receiving more notices of children in need of placement. This influx of calls is driven by the stresses of COVID-19, resulting in fewer families capable of fostering. In comparison from December 2020 to De...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY — While the Hays County portal has yet to reopen, many are left waiting for their turn to receive the vaccine. At this time, the Hays County Health Department (HCHD) is only receiving 1,950 doses of Pfizer per week despite its designation as a vaccine hub. COVID-19 vaccinati...

STAFF REPORT Jason Martinez Three juveniles and one adult have been detained and arrested in connection to the Buda homicide on Jan. 21. The Hays County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest on Jan. 28. The homicide occurred in the 6900 block of Sunfield Parkway in Buda. The juvenile suspects were all de...

by David White Inset is Caroline Olson, an officer in the Dripping Springs FFA and an HCYLS scholarship recipient. For livestock show results, visit hayscountylivestockshow.org. Photos Courtesy of Dale Whitaker, DSISD With COVID protocols in place, the 75th annual Hays County Youth Livestock show we...

By Sahar Chmais MOUNTAIN CITY – Residents of Mountain City have been dealing with delays in their trash pick-up times without notice on these setbacks. Some residents have had enough, pleading for city council to find a new waste management company, while others defend the existing service. During a...