By Samantha Smith With the November Buda City Council Place 2 election fast approaching, the two candidates vying for the position are running with Buda in mind. Incumbent Place 2 Buda City Council member and Mayor Pro Tem Wiley Hopkins is seeking a reelection bid for a second time in order to see v...

By Moses Leos III Concern is growing among several residents in the Buda extraterritorial jurisdiction  (ETJ) over development of an outdoor shooting pit, and construction of a possible gun range, on private property nearby. T.J. Higginbotham, who owns the pit on his 36-acre property and is contempl...

By Rafael Marquez A $63,000 surplus within the 2016-2017 budget is estimated by Kyle city officials as the city is anticipating a one-cent reduction in the city’s ad valorem tax.  The estimate was discovered as City Manager Scott Sellers presented to the Kyle City Council amendments to the proposed ...

By Moses Leos III A Kyle man was arrested Thursday after authorities allege he was promoting child pornography online, with an investigation discovering “multiple” images on devices within his home. Joshua Ramirez, 24, of Kyle, was booked into the Hays County Jail Aug. 26 on a charge of Possession w...

H ere’s to the workers out there. The laborers. The ones who work through the night when the storms hit. Those who raise the flags early in the morning. The workers who take out the trash, sweep the floors, or labor outside in the sweltering heat. Here’s to Labor Day, and the reasons behind it. Whil...

E very time I get to the checkout counter at a convenience store or DG, I look at what the store has for sale up there. It’s there where they keep the amusing stuff ... the tabloids and Hollywood mags of who’s cheating on whom, and who’s gotten fat (or skinny) and who got dumped, and the latest elep...

T he presidential election is just about two months away, and like a mess of folks, I just don’t feel right about voting for either candidate. I don’t trust Hillary as far as I can throw her, and y’all know I can sling it far and wide. And Donald Trump is crazier than a snared coyote. Every time I h...

Staff report    A local state representative is calling for fundamental reform of the state’s standardized testing system after the “litany of errors” he claims plagued the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) in 2016.  State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) called for refor...

By Samantha Smith A love of art can take a person to places far and wide.  For Wallace Middle School art teacher Adrienne Simes, her love of art has taken her across the gulf to the Dominican Republic, where she shared her passion with children and their communities who don”t have as much access to ...

By Logan McCullough After a week off from competition, the Hays Lady Rebels showed signs of rust, but were able to secure a 25-18, 25-21, 25-16 win in straight sets over the San Marcos Lady Rattlers Tuesday thank s to a concerted team effort.  The Lady Rebels started the match strong pushing the sco...