Staff Report Reports of a positive COVID-19 case at San Antonio McCollum High last week caused officials at that school to shutter its football program until early November. As a result, Johnson, Dripping Springs and New Braunfels Canyon, the three 12-5A, Division I programs McCollum was slated to p...

Water users pulling water from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District were recently notified that they are under Stage II Alarm Drought regulations. The warning went into effect Oct. 8, after the board of directors voted on the matter at its regular meeting. The declaration of drou...

Renee Hill distorts the facts and espouses unproven conspiracies about Democratic candidates to avoid discussing the appalling records of Trump, Cruz and Cornyn.  To quote a former Senator:  “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Ms. Hill ignores the findings that Trump...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – The wedding industry continues to change rapidly as the COVID-19 pandemic  brings more surprises. Some venues, like  the Terrace Club, are still welcoming events — even if they are smaller than years past. Dripping Springs is a popular location for hosting wedding...

JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) has donated 1,500 masks to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Buda. The masks, many of which are handmade, were donated by PEC members who participated in the cooperative’s Masks for Members program, which launched in September. Since then, PEC...

By Anita Miller Imagine you are a child whose parent does not come home one day. Bad as that is, it happens for a variety of reasons. But imagine that reason is because the parent is in jail and likely bound for prison. Immediately, your household is run by a single parent even if it wasn’t before. ...

Staff Report The revised FY 2021 budget adopted by Hays County Commissioners reduced the tax rate to $.4212 per $100 valuation, down from $4237 in FY 2020. In a process complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic, homeowners will still pay more in taxes this fiscal year because of new development and a ris...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS – Even as the majority of cases of COVID-19 cases continue to occur in people aged 20-29 in Hays County, students at Texas State University have clear guidelines to follow when it comes to large gatherings. As outlined in the university’s roadmap, many activities can be held,...

By Sahar Chmais Numbers can be deceiving. The Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) observed this bitter truth during the heights of the pandemic that silenced the voice of many abuse victims. At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of people seeking housing and other help from the HCWC ...

by Anita Miller DRIPPING SPRINGS – “So should I take my mask off so folks can see I’m a smiling guy?” Jared West, owner and proprietor of Dripping Wet’ Car Wash and detailing, is only kidding, as his mask shows a smiling face. Cradled in his arm is his business’ official mascot, 13-year-old Zero, a ...