DRIFTWOOD —   It can be challenging to fully understand the ins and outs of the food that is stocked on the shelves at the grocery store, whether that be where it came from or how it was made. That’s why Elkins Cattle Company started its business to feed the community the quality they trust for thei...

BUDA — Johnson High School student Kallina Rodriguez, a Texas Campus Crime Stoppers Student Ambassador, received an award of recognition from the Buda City Council Tuesday, April 15. According to its website, Hays County Crime Stoppers is an “independent non-profit organization comprised of diverse,...

Three years after holding Texas’ first state fair, Henry L. Kinney was indicted in Philadelphia on May 4, 1855 for plotting to invade Nicaragua.  The ex-smuggler and shady founder of Corpus Christi was, as always, up to no good. The Pennsylvania native was 18, when he visited relatives at the Irish ...

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'” - C.S. Lewis I’ve never been one to have this giant group of friends whose lunch group would stretch across multiple tables in the high school cafeteria or who would take up several ro...

KYLE — Kyle Taylor, chief of the Kyle Fire Department, was nominated for and awarded the 2024 Fire Chief of the Year award by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association April 16, following more than 20 years of service. Originally, Taylor was inspired by his uncle to become a volunteer firefighter during his...

SAN MARCOS  — Following suit of several counties from West Texas to along the state’s coast, and those in between, Hays County is considering executing a hospital district, but the project is still in the works. The idea of establishing a hospital district — a taxing entity that captures dollars to ...

WIMBERLEY  — The Wimberley High School Lady Texans softball team (13-16 overall) swept Manor New Tech High School in the bi-district round 16-0, 10-0 and will play Cuero High School (21-6-1 overall), who defeated Pearsall High School 8-5 and 10-0 in a bi-district playoff series, in the Area round. C...

AUSTIN  — The Dripping Springs High School Tigers baseball team ended district play as co-champions in the University Interscholastic League 6A Region 4 District 26 after traveling to play against Westlake High School Chaparrals in the second game of the two-game series Saturday, April 26. The Tiger...

WIMBERLEY — The Wimberley High School Texans baseball team split the final two games of the regular season against Davenport High School with each team taking a win at home — Wimberley 3-2 and Davenport 5-4 — April 22 and 25. The results are a three-way tie between Davenport, Navarro High School and...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — The Dripping Springs High School softball team shutout out Round Rock Stony Point High School, 10-0 and 4-0, in a bi-district playoff best of three game series to advance to the Area round of playoffs April 24-25. It was a somewhat shaky start in the first game of the series at D...