Hays County News

State offices: Closed Thursday and Friday. County offices: Caldwell County offices closed noon Wednesday through Friday.

The battle against H1N1 flu intensified in Hays County with the designation of a new satellite clinic in San Marcos.

Man found guilty of murder A Travis County jury Friday found Fred Ora Ridings III guilty of murder in the Aug.

Travis County sheriff's deputies continue rerouting traffic around a rollover wreck at 6:53 a.m. that killed one person and injured three others in the 11400 block of U.S. 290 west of Oak Hill.

The Hays County Crime Stoppers program celebrated a year of hard work and progress in its efforts to make area communities safe from crime.

Republican Mark Jones says he will seek the GOP nomination for Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 2. The precinct includes the cities of Buda, Kyle, Mountain City, Hays, Niederwald and Uhland.

Longhorn football player Donald "D.J." Eugene Monroe was arrested over the weekend in Hays County, said Lt.

Sgt. Kimberly Munley is being hailed a hero as she helped end the massacre at Fort Hood.

Thursday afternoon the local Moon-McGehee Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas presided over the dedication of a memorial marker at the grave of Judith Jones Williamson, who lived in Texas before statehood and settled in Hays County in 1851.

Hays County is offering residents and business owners the opportunity to have their sensitive documents shredded, free of charge, to help protect them from becoming victims of identity theft.

At least one of the detectives that worked the scene can't get it out of his mind; and it's doubtful that those who made the grisly discovery can either.

The Hays County Sheriffa s Office is asking for the publica s help in locating the suspect in a 19-year-old death investigation.

Each week hundreds of people call or visit the San Marcos Public Library to find information.

Hays County residents have until 5 p.m. Friday to share their insights and opinions via an online survey designed to help Hays County develop a Strategic Policy Plan.

Texas Commission on Jail Standards Director Adan Munoz said Hays County's two failed jail inspections landed Hays County's Judge, commissioners, and the sheriff in front of the commission.

State orders jail kitchen to close The Texas Commission on Jail Standards on Thursday ordered the problem-ridden Hays County Jail to shut down its kitchen by Nov.

On Nov. 4, 1990, two deer hunters discovered the body of 20-year-old Jeanette Rincon in rural Hays County.

Watch this space for election results from Hays County and San Marcos. 9:30 P.M. FINAL RESULTS: Incumbent John Thomaides was re-elected to his Place 6 seat by a wide margin, while the Place 5 seat is possibly headed for a runoff.

After nearly missing a state-imposed deadline to start taking steps to repair the Hays County Jail, county commissioners Tuesday awarded an Austin company a $424,000 contract to fix the facility's leaking roof.

A 29-year-old man is in the Travis County Jail after being arrested with nearly 3 pounds of cocaine and two handguns, according to an arrest affidavit.