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“Mr. Cub” never played in World Series
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
“Mr. Cub” never played in World Series
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
May 22, 2024
Playing in his first full season for the Chicago Cubs, a skinny shortstop from Texas drove in the winning run with an 11th inning double on May 23, 19...
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Goodbye Stockton, my old friend
Columns, Opinions
IT'S NOT ALWAYS SUNNY
Goodbye Stockton, my old friend
By Megan Navarro 
May 15, 2024
I never thought when we packed up several cars and a U-Haul to move out to this small Texas desert town of Fort Stockton three years ago that it would...
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First female radio announcer broke barriers
Columns, Opinions
First female radio announcer broke barriers
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
May 15, 2024
On May 15, 1970 Misty Fincher finally got her first good night’s sleep since a tornado tore through Lubbock four days earlier Moda Fincher, the little...
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Your birthday looks different this year
Columns, Opinions
Wolves Never Look Up
Your birthday looks different this year
By Brittany Kelley 
May 8, 2024
Hey. It’s been some time since we’ve talked, so I wanted to give you an update. Five years ago, I found out about your death. The news was sent throug...
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The ins and outs of AI
Columns, Opinions
From The Crow's Nest
The ins and outs of AI
By Staff Report 
May 8, 2024
I’m sorry, but I just don’t understand all the hullabaloo over AI. It’s all over the news, what little I watch of it. Normally, while I’m waiting on s...
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Common misconceptions about ‘rape kits’
Columns, Opinions
Common misconceptions about ‘rape kits’
By Claudia Menchaca, HCWC Educator, Noella Hill, RN CA/CP SANE 
May 1, 2024
April is both Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Awareness month. The following article is the final article of a five-week series focusing on raising awa...
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“Hippo” couldn’t win for losing
Columns, Opinions
“Hippo” couldn’t win for losing
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
May 1, 2024
“Hippo” Vaughn cursed his rotten luck on May 2, 1917, after losing the only double no-hitter in major league history. James Leslie Vaughn grew up in W...
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Witch-hunting Texan makes curtain call
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Witch-hunting Texan makes curtain call
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
April 24, 2024
Martin Dies, fire-breathing founder of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), came out of retirement on Apr. 26, 1952 to run for Texas’ ne...
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5 things you can do to prevent child abuse
Columns, Opinions
CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH
5 things you can do to prevent child abuse
By By Kirsten Brotze, HCWC Community Engagement Coordinator 
April 24, 2024
April is both Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Awareness month. The following article is the fourth article of a five-week series focusing on raising aw...
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Mutiny on the road to San Jacinto
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Mutiny on the road to San Jacinto
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
April 17, 2024
Learning his commander-in-chief had decided to stand and fight, an insubordinate captain rejoined the Texas Army on Apr. 17, 1836 in time for the Batt...
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
By Brittany Kelley 
April 30, 2025
BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...
Uhland Police Department investigates fatal shooting
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Uhland Police Department investigates fatal shooting
By Staff Report 
May 25, 2025
UHLAND – At approximately 1 a.m. May 25, the Uhland Police Department responded to a report of a shooting that occurred outside a residence on Rocky R...
Attorney shares experience with Hays County Family Law Court Judge Karl Hays
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Attorney shares experience with Hays County Family Law Court Judge Karl Hays
By Brittany Kelley 
May 28, 2025
Several families have reached out to the Hays Free Press/ News-Dispatch in regards to what they believe are concerning experiences in Judge Karl Hays’...
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
By Staff Report 
April 30, 2025
SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
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Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
By Staff Report 
April 2, 2025
AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...
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