by Sahar Chmais Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has agreed to partake in a panel discussion addressing the impact of COVID-19 on Latino and minority communities. The Texas Association of Mexican American Chamber of Commerce has invited Fa...

by Sahar Chmais DRIPPING SPRINGS/WIMBERLEY – Wimberley and Dripping Springs independent school districts might be able to give other schools in Hays County insight on what it means to come back to school from the hyper-vacation students took since March. The two districts have differing reopening pl...

by Sahar Chmais In May 2020, the number of milestone vaccines and immunizations nationwide administered fell among all age groups, when comparing vaccine dosages order from January 13, 2020 to April 13, 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control. People were afraid to visit their doctors’ of...

By Anita Miller WIMBERLEY – He is, admittedly, out in the “middle of nowhere.” But actually, given the constantly-connected state we’re all a part of nowadays, Rob Moon is right around the corner. Moreover, Moon recognizes that because of COVID-19 and other factors, people everywhere are hurting. Fr...

Hays County authorized a controlled burn for Thursday, Aug. 27 on acreage along E. U.S. 290 in Dripping Springs. It is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The burn will be performed by Texas Parks and Wildlife and was vetted and permitted through the office of Fire Marshal Nathan Mendenhall. “We wanted pe...

Chase Rogers The Hays County Commissioners Court heard discussion on potential expansion of elections centers Tuesday, Aug. 18, for the upcoming Nov. 3 election, primally concerning adding a second location to Texas State University’s campus.   Discourse centered on adding an additional location in ...

By Anita Miller New cases of COVID-19 are dropping in Hays County faster than in some surrounding counties, the New York Times reported on Friday, Aug. 21. That may explain why Hays saw the biggest increase in home values across a five-county region in July, according to the Central Texas Housing Ma...

Staff Report Beginning Monday, Stage 1 water restrictions will go into effect for those who get their water from Buda’s municipal system.   Weeks of no consistent rainfall and higher than normal demands prompted the measure, officials said. Watering with a handheld or soaker hose or handheld bucket ...

  By Anita Miller Both the unemployment rate and the number of claims for jobless benefits fell in July, according to figures released by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) on Friday, Aug. 21. Hays County and Kyle both saw decreases as well, with both staying under figures reported for the state a...

By Anita Miller The Texas Rangers have launched an investigation into an officer-involved shooting following the death of the suspect in a Thursday incident that began in Wimberley. Nthan Harrington Nathan Harrington, 43, was pronounced dead at a local hospital by Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Sm...