25 days of Christmas The Kyle Parks and Recreation Department is celebrating the 25 Days of Christmas all month long at Mary Kyle Hartson Park. Stop by for live music and local vendors from Dec. 1 through Dec. 25 and get in the holiday spirit. Buda Downtown Tree Lighting Ceremony Join us for the kic...

By Brittany Anderson Following a wave of anti-semetic rhetoric seen in recent months in Austin and San Antonio, a number of similar incidents hit too close to home here in Hays County — and the Hays County Commissioners Court made it clear that it wants push back against the rhetoric. During its reg...

The holiday season is around the corner, and small businesses everywhere have been pivoting to serve a post-COVID shopping landscape. As consumers are poised to return to brick-and-mortar stores in force this holiday selling season, local mom-and-pop shops, restaurants and service providers can maxi...

25 days of Christmas The Kyle Parks and Recreation Department is celebrating the 25 Days of Christmas all month long at Mary Kyle Hartson Park. Stop by for live music and local vendors from Dec. 1 through Dec. 25 and get in the holiday spirit.   Buda Downtown Tree Lighting Ceremony Join us for the k...

Senior Moses Wray (5) follows his blocker through the line, darting past several Navasota Rattlers. The Texans best the Rattlers 56-0. Photo by Albert Sanchez Wimberley Texans were not fooling around in their 56-0 shutout over the Navasota Rattlers. The game was played at Bastrop Memorial Stadium Th...

Staff Report   The Wimberley Trail Project has received approval of more than $970,000 in funds from the Texas Transportation Commission for sidewalk infrastructure.   The money will fund sidewalks connecting Wimberley High School, Danforth Junior High School, Wimberley Market Days and the Wimberley...

Staff Report A documentary produced by a Wimberley resident and directed by a Buda resident will be showing at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Inspired Minds in Buda. “Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of the Saxon Pub” looks the Austin music scene. A Q&A will follow with musician Guy Forsyth as part of the pa...

Staff Report When they head into their third year of varsity-level competition next fall, Johnson Jaguar athletic, academic and music programs could very well take things to the next level.   Harboring an enrollment hovering just above 2,400 students, Johnson High School might rise to the Conference...

These are unofficial results as of 10:31 a.m., Nov. 3. Voter turnout:  12.18% Ballots cast:  18,900 Registered voters:   155,158 Buda City of Buda, Position 3 At-Large Emily Jones     438  (33.87%) Virginia Jurika     220   (17.01%) LaVonia Horne-Williams     635   (49.11%) City of Buda, Single Memb...

Nine local bands have been nominated for Best Local Band in this year’s Best of Northern Hays County readers poll. Readers have until Nov. 7 to decide who the best local band is by going to www.haysfreepress.com or www.haysnewsdispatch.com and following the link to cast your vote. You can vote on th...