A new fire station that aims to service the far eastern reaches of Hays County is on the horizon. By a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD board of trustees approved a long-term lease agreement with the Hays/Caldwell Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 1 (Chisholm Trail Fire Rescue) for land on whic...

An artificial turf playing surface could be a reality at Hays High’s new baseball and softball complex, but not without a handful of potential caveats.  Discussion on the matter, which resurfaced during a non-action item at Monday’s board of trustees meeting, continued a growing debate over equity i...

McKie resigns, new superintendent approved Hays CISD began the search for its next leader after Superintendent Michael McKie informed his executive staff in May that he intended to resign at the end of the 2017 school year. In May, Hays CISD posted an agenda item stating the Hays CISD board of trust...

$4.4 million price tag is what Hays CISD leaders tabbed as the maximum cost of Hays High’s new baseball and softball complex Monday. But even with the decision, which came via a split 4-3 vote, board trustees were no closer on deciding whether the complex would have a natural grass or synthetic turf...

There may be no joy at Hays High this spring as overages in the cost of the district’s $3.6 million baseball and softball complex could push construction back to January 2018. Carter Scherff, Hays CISD deputy superintendent, said the district is in a holding pattern with the complex, which was appro...

Debate over which grade levels will start out at the district’s new third high school hit the Hays CISD board of trustee dais Tuesday. While a decision won’t be made until Oct. 23, district leaders weighed in on what grades they want to see in the new school, which is currently under construction. C...

A shortage in support staff, which includes 45 bus drivers, eight custodians and six crossing guards, hasHays CISD scrambling to fill those positions. Carter Scherff, Hays CISD chief operations officer, said in an emailed response that the district hopes increasing support staff starting salaries ac...

By Maria Gardner Bus service could be ending in January for students living within two miles of several Hays CISD campuses as the district updates its hazardous routes list. The update, which was approved at the Aug. 31 board of trustee meeting, would affect  an estimated 1,470 students who live wit...

More than $830,000 in damage to seven campuses was the impact Hurricane Harvey had on Hays CISD. During an Aug. 31 emergency meeting, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion to cover $836,120.62 in damages dealt to schools in the district after the storm event. Four of the dist...

Dreams of starting the 2018 baseball and softball season in a new stadium at Hays High may be going foul. On Monday, Hays CISD leaders said the district won’t be able to meet the deadline of constructing the $3.6 million baseball and softball complex before the start of the season. Tim Savoy, Hays C...