DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Sententia Vera Cultural Hub, located at 4002 E. Hwy 290 in Dripping Springs, is co-hosting an event for musicians in the Central Texas area with The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM). Founded by Teresa Carbajal Ravet in 2017, the Hub started out as a coworking space,...

HAYS COUNTY - Texas Mutual Insurance Company, a policyholderowned company and a provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has distributed $350 million in dividends to about 70,000 Texas businesses, representing 91% of the company’s policyholders. In Hays County, 638 businesses will collectively r...

Volunteers from US Foods and the Military Family Advisory Network gathered in Buda to assemble 240 permanent change of station pantry restock boxes. These boxes are designed to get military families started in new homes at Fort Cavazos. The event is part of a national partnership between Military Fa...

Hays CISD Chief of Communication Officer Tim Savoy stated that two arrests have been made for two separate threats made by Johnson High School students. According to a press release, a 15-year-old JHS sophomore was arrested on Sept. 18 for a threat made on late Tuesday, Sept. 17. The student has bee...

Staff Report JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative is now accepting applications for community grants; the cooperative encourages nonprofits across PEC’s service area to apply for up to $5,000 grants through Oct. 18. PEC awards community grants to help nonprofits fund important projects tha...

Staff Report BUDA — Residents from Buda Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care are preparing to take over the kitchen on Sept. 27 for a Spaghetti Benefit Dinner. In an effort to support the Brown Santa Program, a nonprofit that provides gifts and food to those in need, the residents are cooking a feas...

Karla Lewis receives a free haircut from Kiara Soriano on Sept. 11 at K’s Cutting Edge Salon. The salon was giving out free haircuts to women first responders in honor of Patriots Day. Lewis has been a member of the army for the past 12 years.

By Brittany Kelley BUDA — Buda residents Garrett 17, and Ava, 16, Gray suffered tragedy at a young age when their father, Maj. W. David Gray, who served in the Air Force, was killed in August 2012. Although their loss affects them greatly, through the assistance of Tragedy Assistance Program for Sur...

BUDA — When Donelle Mendoza moved to Texas from California six years ago, she found that she was missing the traditional and authentic flavors that she loved on the West Coast. What started out as selling birria tacos from her apartment window turned in to climbing to the top and now, earning her a ...

BUDA — The Greater Buda Chamber of Commerce hosted the city of Buda State of the Community on Sept. 11 to convey the future of the city, as well as its achievements, to local business owners and officials. Mayor Lee Urbanovsky took to the stage to begin a presentation on several city aspects. First,...