Staff report    Nineteen unanswered points scored over the first 25-plus minutes Friday gave the Lehman Lobos momentum to win their second game in a row. A two touchdown effort from running back Bryan Mendoza helped Lehman defeat the San Antonio John Jay Mustangs 29-14 at Gustafson Stadium in San An...

By Spencer Spilman The Lehman Lady Lobos volleyball team had a tough night Friday against an experienced Anderson Lady Trojans team that went into the Lobo Den and won handily in three straight sets, 25-12, 25-12, 25-5. Anderson jumped out to an early 12-3 lead behind its senior captain Kristina Fis...

By Logan McCullough The Hays Rebels defeated the Leander Lions 25-18, 25-22, 25-20 Tuesday night in Bales Gym. Although the Rebels were able to win the match in straight sets, the match was highly competitive throughout.  “Hard fought game,” head coach Stephanie Coates said. “Those kids play with so...

By Moses Leos III Placing learning “on display” could be in store for Hays CISD’s proposed third high school as administrators viewed the schematic design for the first time Monday. The district’s proposed high school, which could be placed into the district’s May 2017 bond initiative, has a project...

By Jonathon Gonzales After being closed for over 50 years, the Kyle Railroad Depot and Heritage Center will make its grand reopening Sunday.   The reopening this week comes on the anniversary of the day that the land used to found the city of Kyle was auctioned off by the International and Great Nor...

Shimmering scales, fins and even a pirate hat or two could be seen in downtown San Marcos Saturday as the city closed Mermaid Week with the SMTX Mermaid Parade, which made its way down LBJ Drive. The parade, according to the SMTX Mermaid Parade website, is created to strengthen community engagement ...

J ust as the Mexican officer repeated his request on Sept. 24, 1841 that the 97 Texans lay down their guns, a missing comrade mysteriously appeared and insisted the wild goose chase into New Mexico was not worth the loss of a single life. The blood had hardly dried on the battlefield at San Jacinto,...

By Mick Vann C ollards grow like a weed in these parts in the fall, through the winter, and well into the spring; when it gets hot they typically bolt and go to seed, making the leaves bitter.  They descended from wild cabbages that once grew in Europe. They are a continuous crop, meaning that you c...

Jeffrey Scott Engelke, age 41, of Buda, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Jeff was born in Garland, Texas on September 30, 1974. He was preceded in death by his mother Jeannie and Uncle John and Aunt Sharon. He is survived by his father Jack and wife Beth, Uncle Jim Engelke (R...

Emma Irene Koch Hill and her beloved late husband, Adolph Hill, were reunited on the 18 of Sept., 2016,  Her children have pictured her homecoming where Adolph, with his typical half-smile and wink, probably said, “What took you so long?”  What delayed their reunion, was a busy life that Emma led to...