KYLE — The city of Kyle held a road bond update event on Jan. 10 for residents to browse through various poster boards with information and a map that displayed the roads and plans. Council member Michael Tobias and city staff were present to answer any questions that the community had. The road bon...

HAYS COUNTY — With the floods, winter freezes and disastrous wildfires that Hays County has experienced over the last several years, residents are encouraged now more than ever to have a plan in place in the case of an emergency. The 6th Annual Hays County Emergency Preparedness Fair is all about ce...

HAYS COUNTY — As summer comes to an end and school begins, students are preparing to enter the sports season in the ever-climbing temperatures of Central Texas. According to Dr. Leigh Romero, a primary care sports medicine physician at Ascension Seton in Austin, there are 9,000 heat related illnesse...

KYLE — It was December 2022. Twinkling lights were strewn about neighborhood homes. Christmas carols echoed through the aisles of stores. Spirits were high for the season as families made plans to gather and celebrate the upcoming holidays. But Beverly Wright was busy making other plans — to bury he...

KYLE — “On both of our bridges … we’ve had people jump off of them and so, that is where it becomes some sort of responsibility to at least direct [residents to resources],” said council member Yvonne Flores-Cale. At the Kyle City Council meeting held on May 2, council members Bear Heiser, Daniela P...

HAYS COUNTY — Hearing that your child has cancer is heartbreaking for parents. Heather Keiler-Green and Ben Fest want to help families of children who are fighting cancer — a battle that they know all too well — through The Phoenix Stone Foundation. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit was created to honor and c...

By Sahar Chmais Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are available at private medical clinics in Hays County in the first week of rollouts, beginning March 8. The J&J vaccine is 85% effective in preventing severe disease about 28 days after vaccination, according to the company’s data. Unlike Moder...

By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – Hays County is in its Tier 1A COVID-19 vaccination phase, according to the office of Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra. This phase of vaccination is open to first responders, direct care hospital workers, long term care workers, EMS 9-1-1, home health providers, pharmacy ...

By Sahar Chmais It started off as a mild COVID-19 infection – night sweats but no fever, joint aches, pressure on the sinuses and a loss of smell. Kris Allison, a 44-year-old pole vaulting coach who has taught local athletes from Hays, Dripping Springs and Wimberley ISDs and throughout the nation, t...

by Sahar Chmais  At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Hays County would send COVID-19 patients that need hospitalization to Austin or San Antonio to get the enhanced care they need; there has been some recent change to the protocol.  Hays County keeps COVID-19 patients in hospitals within its ...