By Megan Wehring BUDA -- Nyah Gray, 17, is one of eight recipients to receive the Military Child of the Year award. While experiences of military children vary, Gray will be representing the U.S. Air Force branch when receiving the award. Gray's stepfather currently serves as an Air Force Civil Engi...

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  In the hustle and bustle of a barbecue disaster relief event, the lash of storm Uri and COVID-19 were almost forgotten in Buda. In the six-day event, over 31,000 meals were served to Hays County residents.  The feeding effort had a small trial run on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, where Tito’...

By Sahar Chmais  BUDA – Buda is helping residents get back on track from the destruction left behind by winter storm Uri. The city is offering multiple recovery assistance programs.  During the Tuesday Buda City Council meeting, council members passed several recovery assistance programs. The city h...

By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – Hays County is one of the Texas counties that has been approved under the major disaster declaration from the federal government. This opens up disaster relief programs for residents to partake in.   Before residents can receive the help they need, they must understand ...

By Sahar Chmais The walls in Judge of the Peace, Pact  5 Scott Cary’s office, speak the tales of a full and diverse lifetime. The trophies, newspapers and awards hanging on all four sides of the room tell of an athlete who dedicates countless hours to running, a husband and father who loves his fami...

By Sahar Chmais  UPDATE: Changes have been made to the meal times. Beginning the evening of Thursday, Feb. 25, the organizations will serve dinner. Then, beginning Friday, Feb. 26 through Sunday, Feb. 28, both lunch and dinner will be available.  Hays County residents will have access to free lunch ...

By Sahar Chmais  BUDA -- As the owners of Amici, an Italian food truck, were delivering free, warm meals to people in the middle of the Texas snow storm, they came to terms that they may need to sleep in their van for a few nights. “We don’t have a 4x4,” said Elpida Sarna, co-owner of Amici. “It was...

By Sahar Chmais BUDA – During a blackout, Creekside Villas Senior Village in Buda evacuated all of its residents on Wednesday, Feb. 17, after water pipes burst, flooding parts of the first floor. This was one of the many damages caused by the Texas winter storm. Several public service departments we...

By Megan Wehring After raising over $100,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas (RHMC) last year, local McDonald’s restaurants are gearing up to raise even more this year in the February Share the Love fundraiser. Parenting comes with its own challenges, but with children who a...