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[email protected] The Kyle News, the Austin Sun, the Onion Creek Free Press, the Hays County Citizen, the Hays County Free Press and The Free Press are all names Hays County residents may accurately associate with what is now known as the Hays Free Press.

PHOTO BY AUSTIN LARRISON Members of the Buda Police Department, Hays County Sheriff’s Office and Hays County Constable’s Office gathered at Meridian in Buda to celebrate National Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday, Oct. 4 Pictured, Buda Police Department’s Community Affairs Officer Freddy Erdman, right, chats with local residents at the event.

'One day, you're 17 and you're planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life.' - John Green ——— I talk to my mom on the phone almost every day. We talk about how our day went, funny stories about her students, what’s for dinner at our houses, something that my beagle Finn did that day and when the next season of “Virgin River” is supposed to come out because we were left on a cliffhanger.

HAYS COUNTY — Having a healthy lifestyle can be challenging, but For the Love of Go has been working to make it a little easier for community members in Hays County.

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The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Hays CISD student that occurred last week.

KYLE — At its meeting on Oct. 2, Kyle City Council approved water usage from the city of San Marcos, as well as celebrated the Hays Free Press’ 120th anniversary.

BUDA — “Imagine a wizard buying a rusty old car and telling his wife all he wanted to do with it was take it apart to see how it worked, while really he was enchanting it to make it fly.” - Molly Weasley, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” ——— Perhaps you thought the flying Ford Anglia was truly lost in the Forbidden Forest after Ron and Harry scarcely made it to Hogwarts. Nevertheless, Hats Off For Veterans put this theory to rest by revealing the very same car at its fundraiser this past weekend. For one day, from 1-9 p.m. on Oct. 8, community members — wizards and muggles alike — were able to visit and take photos with the iconic blue 1966 Ford Anglia.

With a 48-0 win, the Dripping Springs Tigers shutout the Akins High School Eagles on Homecoming Night on Friday, Oct. 6 — but the festivities started earlier in the week for the Tigers with a campus parade and a pep rally and carnival last Wednesday.

WIMBERLEY — The Wimberley Texans varsity football team won 49-13 against Jarrell at their away game on Friday, Oct. 6.