No one was injured after a barn caught fire in the 2100 block of Upper Branch Cove in the Dripping Springs area Sunday. Scott Collard, North Hays County Fire Rescue chief, said emergency officials were dispatched around 8:24 a.m. Sunday for a fully involved barn fire. Authorities arrived at the scen...

orses plucked from the flooding in the Houston area after Hurricane Harvey have found respite in Dripping Springs. Six horses rescued from the flooded areas of Beaumont are now under the care of  Katie Dickinson, director and founder of Healing Horse Ranch in Dripping Springs. The animals had suffer...

A relatively clean bill of health after years of illness is leading a Hays County Justice of the Peace to retire at the end of his current term. Terry Kyle, who has served as the Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace for the past 12 years, announced in a press release he intends to retire when his term ends J...

A stolen forklift was the instrument of choice in an unsuccessful attempt by suspects to thieve an automated teller machine (ATM) from a Buda area bank early Wednesday. Buda Police continues to investigate the crime. The mangled wreckage of what was an ATM machine is strewn across the road as a fork...

Kyle city leaders are joining forces with Hays County to form an interlocal emergency communications system. During its Sept. 5 meeting, the Kyle City Council unanimously voted to approve the Combined Emergency Communication Center Interlocal Cooperative Agreement (CECC). The purpose of this agreeme...

Public safety officials across ten Texas counties came together Aug. 23 to launch the first Central Texas regional community preparedness initiative for public awareness. WarnCentralTexas.org is a free public service for residents living and working in Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell Fayette Lee, ...

A $100,000 state grant is expected to go a long way in helping the Hays County Veterans Court guide current and former service members away from a life of crime. Gerald Ramcharan, program manager for Hays County’s Veterans Court, said the grant from the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) targets person...

Hays County approved payments to Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) in accordance with its Indigent Care plan during its August 22 meeting. The county approved a motion to pay $900,000 to CTMC, part of an annual two million dollar agreement established in 2011 for the county’s indigent care costs. ...

The Lehman Lobos (0-2) had their home opener spoiled by the McCallum Knights (2-0) in a 55-17 loss Friday at Bob Shelton Stadium. Both teams got off to a sloppy start as each team fumbled the ball on their opening drives; only one fumble resulted in a turnover. Lehman junior defensive back C.J. Scot...

A pair of late fourth quarter touchdowns propelled the Georgetown Eagles to a 35-28 win over the Hays Rebels Thursday at Birklebach Field in Georgetown. Hays (1-1), which at one point trailed 14-3 in the first half, rallied to take a 21-14 third quarter lead via a 23-yard touchdown pass from junior ...