Having worked as Hays County’s Tax Assessor Collector for the last 25 years, Luanne Caraway has taken taxpayer frustrations in stride. After all, the primary source of resident rancor toward Caraway involves something her office doesn’t necessarily cover. To be clear, the Tax Assessor’s office doesn...

After 42 years of public service, Chief Appraiser David Valle of the Hays Central Appraisal District (CAD) will be retiring effective at the end of July. Valle sent in his letter of retirement to the board of directors on May 17. The board appointed Deputy Chief Appraiser Laura Raven as the interim ...

After 42 years of public service, Chief Appraiser David Valle of the Hays Central Appraisal District (CAD) will be retiring effective at the end of July. Valle sent in his letter of retirement to the board of directors on May 17. The board appointed Deputy Chief Appraiser Laura Raven as the interim ...

Dr. Thaddeus Charles McCormick (1919 to 2012, of Buda) was the only pediatrician in most of the Buda-Kyle area between 1946 and 1959, delivering over 1,600 babies. The Hays Free Press is re-publishing this story, which originally ran Feb. 1, 2006. by Jen Biundo BUDA -- You can’t help thinking that s...