HAYS COUNTY — In a joint investigation with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and the Kyle Police Department, four suspects have been arrested for multiple vehicle burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts of firearms and credit/debit card abuse, according to a press release issued on Monday, March 13. On D...

KYLE — The Kyle Police Department and San Marcos Police Department arrest Jubenal Flores Sanchez, 18, of Hays County in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose case involving a minor.   Sanchez was arrested Monday, Feb. 27, following an investigation involving the delivery of fentanyl and the deat...

By Brittany Anderson Correction: KASZ received $200,000 from the county, not $20,000, as previously written in the headline and first paragraph.  KYLE — The local senior activity center is continuing to grow, both in its membership and meeting space. The Kyle Area Senior Zone (KASZ) received a $200,...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS -- A 20-year-old fentanyl distributor was arrested in San Marcos. On Friday, September 2, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the San Marcos Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence for a man suspected of supplying fentanyl pills to members of the community. After w...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Kyle Police Department, and Hays County Sheriff’s Office held a joint press conference on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. at Kyle City Hall to announce the latest efforts to address the recent uptick in overdoses in Hays County. View the Hays Free Press' v...

Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright the following email to parents on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 7, to address an autopsy that came back from a student death earlier in July showing fentanyl as the cause of death and additional fentanyl-related incidents. Dear Hays CISD Family, I have some...

HAYS COUNTY -- A Hays County contractor will implement a single-lane closure on Yarrington Rd. east of I-35 to perform open-cut drainage work beginning Thursday, Sept. 8, and ending Friday, Sept. 9, weather permitting. This work will be performed with flaggers to ensure traffic in both directions is...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Central Texas — and Hays County is diverting funds to provide free or low-cost breast cancer screenings to help combat this.   During its Aug. 2 regular meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approve...

By Megan Wehring  HAYS COUNTY – Amid staffing issues, Hays County entered an agreement to house overflow inmates.  With a 4-1 vote on Aug. 16, the Hays County commissioners court approved an Intergovernmental Inmate Housing Agreement between Hays County, Haskell County, and LaSalle Corrections West ...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE —Kyle City Hall was buzzing with excitement on Thursday, Aug. 25, in anticipation of city council unanimously approving the city’s new $212.6 million budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Colorful balloons were spread across the upstairs floor of City Hall. City employees fille...