A five-year process to rezone six acres of land off of Windy Hill Road came to a close Jan. 2 after Kyle city leaders chose to deny the motion on second reading. The decision, made via a 6-0 vote by the Kyle City Council, ended a saga that featured complicated legal language discrepancies between Ha...

Recycled Christmas trees acquired by Hays County will be used as mulch for county parks such as Jacob’s Well in Wimberley and the Five Mile Dam in San Marcos. Through a six-day recycling effort, which went from Jan. 8-13, Hays County citizens donated a total of 49 trees to locations in Wimberley and...

Residents suffering from flu-like symptoms can take solace they’re not alone after Hays County officials estimated more than 300 confirmed cases of the virus at the end of December. Hays County Local Health Department Epidemiologist Eric Schneider said flu season is technically September through Apr...

Area leaders Monday reappointed former Hays County Pct. 3 Commissioner Will Conley to chair the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) Policy Board, this despite questions on the legality of the move. The decision, made by a 15-1 vote with one abstention, would allow Conley to ser...

$261,000 agreement approved by Hays County commissioners Jan. 2 allows TreeFolks, a Central Texas non-profit organization, to continue its vegetation restoration efforts on the Blanco River.  TreeFolks’ efforts following the devastating May 2015 flood has been accepted by many landowners, said Clint...

ontinued job growth over the past five years has helped drive Hays County unemployment figures down to levels not seen in nearly two decades. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hays County experienced a 2.8 percent unemployment rate in November 2017, which is the lowest rate the count...

Hays County leaders gave support to placing the Ranch Road 12 and U.S. 290 intersection in Dripping Springs into a potential study that could one day lead to improvements. By a unanimous vote, Hays County Commissioners Dec. 5 approved a resolution supporting the submission of that intersection into ...

Hays County authorities have now formally charged the man suspected of shooting and killing San Marcos Police officer Kenneth Copeland on Monday.     Stewart Thomas Mettz Stewart Thomas Mettz, 58, has been charged with capital murder of a peace officer. Mettz was also charged with injury to an elder...

Exponential growth in Hays County and surrounding areas has sparked what some are calling the great healthcare migration. Over the past few years, more clinics and healthcare centers have opened doors and are expanding services to provide more care closer to home. On Nov. 28, Seton Medical Center Ha...

Heavy congestion is expected to continue along south FM 1626 at the intersections of RM 967 and FM 2770 as Hays County starts the next phase of its safety expansion project. Mark Jones, Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner, said traffic delays resulting from the improvement project will continue until De...