AUSTIN — According to a news release, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) announced on Oct. 3 that Stage III declaration restrictions will take effect on Nov. 1. This comes after the Lovelady monitor well, one of two drought stage determinants for the district, reached ...

WIMBERLEY — Peyton Lambert is the September recipient of Wimberley ISD’s Texan of the Month honor — an employee recognition program. According to a new release, Lambert is in her fourth year in WISD and works as an aide at Danforth Junior High. Primarily working with students in the Focus program, s...

Dripping Springs High School FFA junior Kellen Embrey and her lamb, Dave, represented Dripping Springs at the State Fair of Texas Livestock Show the weekend of Sept. 28 in Dallas.

On Saturday, Oct. 5, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and the Wimberley Fire Rescue faced off in their annual Battle of the Badges Softball Game at the Wimberley ISD Baseball & Softball Complex. It was a hard-fought game for HCSO and, after nine innings, WFD came out on top 14-7. Proceeds of the eve...

SAN MARCOS — The community is invited to participate in open house meetings across the county to learn more about Proposition A — a road bond package that includes 31 transportation projects — ahead of the November election. The same information will be presented at each open house. All meetings wil...

The Hays County Commissioners Court proclaimed October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month at its Oct. 2 meeting. According to the proclamation, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in both Texas and the United States, with one woman being...

SAN MARCOS — Each October, communities around the United States gather to support the victims and survivors of domestic violence. This year, Hays County Crime Stoppers (HCCS) is joining forces with local law enforcement agencies and the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center to take a stand against and raise ...

HAYS COUNTY — Patients who rely on insurance to cover their healthcare costs can continue to do so after Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) announced that it has reached an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX). This comes on the heels of the two companies negotiating in-network be...

Central Texas Food Bank launched its fourth school pantry location at Camino Real Elementary, located at 170 Las Brisas Blvd. in Kyle, on Friday, Oct. 4.

BUDA — Jeffrey Olaes, an eighth grader at McCormick Middle School, is now ranked number one in Korean martial arts forms in North American Sport Karate Association — the largest sanctioning association for open sport karate. Starting at age four, the now-14-year-old began taekwondo at the Hays Commu...