Hays Free Press Staff The Hays CISD terminated a longtime employee last week within hours after allegations of improper conduct surfaced on Facebook. The employment of Communications Specialist David Bowe was terminated on July 9 for “engaging in conduct that falls short of district expectations” an...

This statement was just released by Hays CISD regarding Communication Specialist David Bowe.   Update Statement Regarding David Bowe – 7/9/2020 Hays CISD terminated the employment of Communication Specialist David Bowe on July 9, 2020, for engaging in conduct that falls short of district expectation...

After months of culling nominations and receiving input from you, our readers, we at the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch are proud to announce our winners for our Citizens of the Year campaign. The premise of our campaign was to find those who make an impact across various categories in our commun...

Your vote counts, but your words count even more. The Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch have received nominations of more than 60 people in the Buda, Dripping Springs and Kyle areas that have gone above and beyond to benefit the institutions they care about most. We are asking for input from our rea...

Hays CISD leaders are condemning a “racially harassing video” involving two Hays High students that was posted to social media earlier this week. According to a district press release, officials were made aware of a video that showed a person, later identified as a student, using a racial slur sever...

By Moses Leos III H aving played and coached tennis at what was Southwest Texas State 30 years ago, Debbie Cook was used to a high level program.   She realized very quickly how different the situation was when she first stepped on the campus of Hays High School.  “I went from a high level program t...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Do Hays CISD teachers make less than those in surrounding districts? When school psychologists told the board earlier this month they were lower paid than their counterparts in other districts, teachers chimed in saying they are also paid less. Elementary teacher Carolyn Doherty wr...