Read the latest news from Community Impact Newspaper's coverage of Hays County.

Hays Communities YMCA open with reduced hours, names new board chairperson

The Hays Communities YMCA reopened June 1 with new hours, services and practices due to coronavirus.

Coronavirus cases increase by hundreds last week; hospitalizations double in Hays County

As Texas continues to record some of its highest numbers of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic shut down much of the state in mid-March, Hays County numbers have nearly doubled in the last week.

Binge Kitchen aims to promote health with its vegan eatery

When Yarnisha Lyons first opened Binge Kitchen in 2017, she was still a student at Texas State University balancing classes and managing her vegan eatery with the intent to promote health and wellness.

Three years later, she has a brick-and-mortar in San Marcos and has recently expanded her wellness mission into San Antonio.

Multiple cities in Hays County to offer free COVID-19 testing

The Texas Division of Emergency Management announced June 10 that it will be offering free COVID-19 testing in San Marcos and other cities in Hays County as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s new initiative to test underserved communities.

Joe Warner and Evelin Garcia contributed to this report.