Despite a protracted season of summer-like heat, cooler temperatures have finally arrived and with them, flu season. Officially, flu season in Hays County began Oct. 1, and already, more than a dozen people have tested positive, according to the county’s epidemiologist Eric Schneider. “We’ve had 14 ...

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will host a second open house to gather input from the community regarding safety and mobility needs along US 290 from RM 1826 in Austin to RM 12 in Dripping Springs. The open house is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 10 at the Oak Hill United Methodist ...

Local, national and international songwriters will be gathering in Dripping Springs Oct. 18-20 for the annual Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival. This 6th annual event will present more than 35 showcases a day, featuring a wide variety of finely-crafted songs and the people and stories behind the...

Central Texas has experienced three 100-year floods within the last six years, and Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda dumped literally feet of water across southeast portions of the state, both within the past two years. Cities and counties, left struggling in the aftermath, were largely dep...

Outsourcing Hays County inmates to other jurisdictions – a practice that has already cost taxpayers close to $2 million since the first of the year – is getting still more expensive. On Oct. 2, the Hays County Commissioners Court updated its agreement with Burnet County to house Hays inmates when th...

Squeeze Me on the Square Music Fest This unique event will feature Tejano, Czech, German, Zydeco, Polka, Conjunto and Cajun music all prominently featuring an accordion, or squeeze-box this Saturday at Kyle’s historic square from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. This event is hosted by Kyle Parks and Recreation. Cr...

A former Kyle resident has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his estranged girlfriend. James Craig Keen, 52, killed Erin Wright, who was 39 at the time of her death on March 26, 2016. It happened in her kitchen and one of her young daughters testified that she saw the two arguing be...

Energy giant Kinder Morgan posted second-quarter profits earlier this year that surpassed the operating budget of the city of Kyle over the course of the past decade. That’s the backdrop against which the city fought the Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP), a 42-inch, 430-mile natural gas pipeline routed...

Growth that has continued unabated in northern Hays County has led the Hays CISD to once again consider a bond election. No firm decisions have been made, but a Facilities and Bond Oversight Committee (FBOC) is currently meeting to review the possibility of a bond election in May 2020, the district ...

The largest employer in the city of Kyle will be taking up shop in what was only a few years ago a sheep farm. The Kyle City Council, along with Hays County Commissioner Mark Jones, the Greater San Marcos Partnership and others on Tuesday welcomed SmileDirectClub, which manufactures teeth aligners, ...