By Sahar Chmais  HAYS COUNTY -- The U.S. is more than four weeks into the COVID-19 vaccination process and so far, over 4,775 vaccines have been administered in Hays County.  Most of the vaccines given in Hays County have been the ones manufactured by Moderna. There are also additional doses not inc...

By Sahar Chmais  Restrictions in Hays County are expected to roll out on Monday, Jan. 11, due to increased hospital capacity. Under Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order G-31 and G-32, bars must close, elective surgeries may have to be rescheduled and many businesses will have to reduce occupancy t...

By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – Hays County is in its Tier 1A COVID-19 vaccination phase, according to the office of Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra. This phase of vaccination is open to first responders, direct care hospital workers, long term care workers, EMS 9-1-1, home health providers, pharmacy ...

By Sahar Chmais  HAYS COUNTY -- The Hays County burn ban notice will remain in place for the immediate future.  Hays County Fire Marshal Nathan Mendenhall recommended the notice during the Hays County Commissioners Court due to the low humidity the county is experiencing. According to Mendenhall, th...

By Sahar Chmais It started off as a mild COVID-19 infection – night sweats but no fever, joint aches, pressure on the sinuses and a loss of smell. Kris Allison, a 44-year-old pole vaulting coach who has taught local athletes from Hays, Dripping Springs and Wimberley ISDs and throughout the nation, t...

Sahar Chmais  Buda Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC), in conjunction with the Hays County Food Bank, hosted its first Zoom-A-Thon on Dec. 5 to provide food for residents in need of aid this season.  “We have seen an increased need since the beginning of the pandemic,” said Eleanor Owen-Osham, executiv...

By Megan Wehring Hays County residents have until Friday, Dec. 11 at 11:45 p.m. to enter the Home Holiday Lights Contest, hosted by the Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC), for a chance to win up to $500 and their house as best decorated on the block.  With eight district office locations, PEC emp...

By Sahar Chmais For clarification, this is A-F rating for schools, not students.  AUSTIN — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has paused A-F rating for the 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19 disruptions. The agency has decided to continue STAAR testing to gauge what students have learned throughout...

By Sahar Chmais Hays County is now accepting applications for the county’s relief fund. Hays County Commissioners distributed details regarding the Hays County COVID-19 Relief Fund, which is administered by Hays County and Blanco River Regional recovery team. The deadline to sign up for the program ...

By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – Mary Stone, 56-year-old retired nurse and therapist, felt she needed to do anything in her capability to help humanity come closer to a solution for COVID-19. She worked so many years watching people gasping for air in ICUs, and COVID-19 was only adding to that problem....