The Hays Free Press asked its audience its opinions about the Coronavirus. Out of 110 participants, this is what they had to say: This is a media driven scare tactic. It’s so out of hand. The reporting is only driven to encourage fear so people will keep watching the news. As someone that has been i...

By Chase Rogers Super Tuesday is now in the past, but a number of races are still to be decided. Here’s a rundown: Texas State Representative, District 45 The Republican primary for State Representative District 45 will go to a runoff between Carrie Isaac, who gained 46.89 percent of the vote, and K...

“Wash your hands like you’ve been chopping jalapeños and need to change your contact lenses” goes a meme circulating on Facebook concerning tips to avoid catching the newest round of Coronavirus. It’s good advice. Though there are still no confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Hays County, a Wimberley coup...

By Anita Miller From the outset, the capital murder trial of former Kyle resident Krystal Villanueva was anything but ordinary — but so was her crime. Krystle Villanueva Villanueva, 27, not only stabbed her five-year-old daughter to death, she cut off the child’s head, fingers and toes after the gir...

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By Anita Miller “Wash your hands like you’ve been chopping jalapeños and need to change your contact lenses,” goes a meme circulating on Facebook concerning tips to avoid catching the newest round of Coronavirus. CDC image. Authorities say there’s been no confirmed case of COVID 19 in Hays County. H...

By Anita Miller Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler handily defeated his challenger in the Republican Primary Election Tuesday and will face Democrat Alex Villalobos in November’s General Election. With 39 of 49 precincts reporting, Cutler held a lead of 10,067 (77.88 percent) over challenger David Grah...

On Monday, March 2, a potential jury member at the Hays County Government Center expressed concern that because that because s/he had been in contact with a friend who was recently in southern Italy s/he might have been exposed to the Coronavirus. Out of an abundance of caution, two District Court J...

By Anita Miller A fire that damaged a large mulcher along the route of the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline in Blanco County is under investigation. The Blanco Volunteer Fire Department said firefighters were alerted to the fire at 1:55 a.m. Friday and that a fire crew of 15 personnel brought ...

Staff report County authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a man who reportedly exposed himself in an aisle of a Kyle Dollar General. Suspect in Dollar General in Kyle. Photo courtesy of HCSO It happened around 9:50 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the store at 2630 Goforth Road. He was wearing sho...