By Megan Wehring  HAYS COUNTY–A local doctor provides families with tips regarding sleep and nutrition, as students are back in school. Sleep is essential at any age. However, according to the Sleep Foundation, younger ages need even more sleep.  Graphic courtesy of the Sleep FoundationEvery age has...

By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS – Dripping Springs ISD is adding an additional school resource officer (SRO) for its campuses.  On Monday, Aug. 29, the DSISD Board of Trustees approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office for an additional SRO, as the district...

Photo courtesy of Judy Lackey Boy Scout Troop 967 in Buda retired over 170 flags on Aug. 26 at Bradfield Village Park. The troop received around 16 large bags from the city that were taken from the American Flag Decommissioning Drop Box, created by Eagle Scout Kameron Welma for his Eagle Scout proje...

By Albert Sanchez  DRIPPING SPRINGS — The stands were near capacity at the Friday, Aug. 26 Dripping Springs High School vs. Vandegrift High School away game.  The game went back and forth and the Tigers battled the Vipers to the very end. The score was tied at 20-20 with three seconds left on the cl...

  Members of Kyle Area Senior Zone pose with the award they received for Nonprofit of the Year. PHOTOS COURTESY OF PATRICK STEGER PHOTOGRAPHY The Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce presented their Excellence in Commerce awards at the monthly luncheon, held Tuesday, August 23. Awards were given for small,...

By Amira Van Leeuwen HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Commissioners Court met Aug. 16 to listen to presentations about the county’s broadband and the importance of elevating the Council of Indigenous and Tejano communities of Hays County. According to Broadband Solutions Manager Pam Waggoner, Connected...

By Megan Wehring  HAYS COUNTY – A local ER doctor provides families with tips on staying safe and healthy throughout the upcoming Labor Day weekend.  The first thing to be mindful of is the weather – even though the holiday weekend is at the beginning of September, temperatures remain high in Hays C...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Central Texas — and Hays County is diverting funds to provide free or low-cost breast cancer screenings to help combat this.   During its Aug. 2 regular meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approve...

By Brittany Anderson KYLE — Stop signs are being removed along Veterans Drive at the intersection of Silverado Drive on Aug. 31.  At a Kyle City Council meeting on July 19, city engineer Leon Barba explained that the stop signs were initially put in place as part of a temporary traffic control measu...

Staff Report  HAYS COUNTY – Hays County is working to become more film-friendly.  After returning from the Texas Film Commission Conference earlier this year, Anita Collins, executive assistant to the county judge, brought several recommendations including creating a film advisory board – which has ...