DRIPPING SPRINGS   — On Wednesday, April 16, four Dripping Springs High School student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level. Combined with the 28 seniors who signed earlier this school year, a total of 32 student-athletes ...

On Apr. 23, 1926, Bessie Coleman made the last payment on her new airplane and arranged for the second-hand Jenny to be flown to Jacksonville, Florida, site of her next air show. “Brave Bessie” was born in 1893 less than a dozen miles from the Arkansas border in the northeast Texas community of Atla...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Class 6A District 26 champion Dripping Springs High School softball team (23-7-1 overall) will meet 6A District 25 runner-up Round Rock Stony Point High School (19-6-1 overall) in a bi-district playoff best of three game series beginning 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Dripping Spr...

BUDA  — After serving in the Air Force for six years, Aaron Mudry knew that he wanted to help the local heroes in the community when he opened the Buda franchise location of One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning. For decades, the company has been providing “quality and reliable HVAC services to homeow...

SAN MARCOS  — As one of the only low-cost pet facilities in Hays County, Prevent A Litter (PALS) has grown tremendously over its more than two decades of service, said president and director Lauren Foye, so much so that it was desperate for a new location. Its wish was granted, following the purchas...

KYLE  — Ascension Seton Hays Hospital offers a home health program for those in the community who are managing chronic illnesses with the goal of aiding their independence. Beginning in 2014 as a joint venture between Ascension and Evolution Health from Envision Healthcare, and then, partnering with...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  —   In the midst of its 37th year, Service Dogs Inc. (SDI) has opened up its application process for the next round of recipients. Founded in 1988, the nonprofit is the “artist boutique” of service dog trainers, according to owner and founder Sheri Soltes. Before starting the nonpr...

SAN MARCOS  — Adelie Donovan entered the Hays County Youth Poet Laureate competition after experiencing a bout of boredom. Weeks later, she recalled the shocked face of her peers as her yelps of happiness filled the Hays High School library, following an email that she had been named the Hays County...

BUDA — In a world filled with conventional sports, like football or basketball, and even those a little more unique, such competitive cheer, the definition exceeds expectations for the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (MCJROTC) program at Jack C. Hays High School. The school’s MJR...

SAN MARCOS — An Animal Welfare Services Division within the Hays County Health Department was approved at the Hays County Commissioners Court's April 8 meeting. According to agenda documents, this follows the decision to cancel the contract with Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) at the March 25 meeting: “ …...