by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Aug 1, 2024 | Local History
The racist violence occurred at Don’s Fish Camp. A group including members and/or supporters of a violent prison gang attacked a multiracial group on June 22 on the San Marcos River in Martindale at Don’s Fish Camp. Local authorities issued no press releases or...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Jul 1, 2024 | Local History
Tulia residents, convicted in an unconscionably flawed drug sting, outside Swisher County Courthouse. Ink illustration by Tori Anne. This November, you citizens of Lockhart will vote on a referendum to 1) decriminalize marajuana locally and 2) declare that the smell...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Jul 1, 2024 | Local History
Construction of the Timmerman Peaker Plant in Maxwell, just a few steps from Santa Maria Aida Cemetery and the Church Street neighborhood. Photo by Ursula Rogers. Locals say they had no chance to voice objections to a new natural gas peaker plant being built across...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | May 1, 2024 | Local History
Departed Edna Roland, Clay Roland, Mae Terry Adams, Margaret Pansy, Mitchell Ward, and Roselind Roland gather in the St. John Colony community in 2023, as photographed by Ursula Rogers The best kept secret in Caldwell County is the Juneteenth celebration held a few...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | May 1, 2024 | Local History
Amanda Calvert (left), currently the Administrative Felony Lead Supervisor in the Hays County District Attorney’s office, faces a run-off against J.R. Mendoza (right) for the seat of Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2 – a position to which Mendoza was appointed...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Apr 1, 2024 | Local History
Families met at Maxwell Hispanic Cemetery to clean up. Pictured: (front, L-R) Jeanette Ramos, Sandie Alvarez Hall, Linda Gonzales, Angie Gonzales & Lazaro Rocha, (back, L-R) Rob Hall & Robert Gonzales. Photo by Ursula Rogers In the western corner of Caldwell...