Newstreamz Video Extra - What’s Happening Hap? - 7/2/2009
In this Newstreamz Video Extra, Hap Mansfield and Bill Peterson discuss what’s going on this Fourth of July weekend.
Fireworks violators face hefty fines
San Marcos residents who use private fireworks on the holiday weekend will face fines up to $2,000 fine. San Marcos prohibits fireworks within and up to a mile from the city limits.
Triple digit heat predicted to stay through holiday weekend
The National Weather Service is predicting highs around 102 degrees, but it could feel as hot as 108, during the Independence Day weekend.
County to double Buda patrol unit
A rash of car burglaries in the Buda area has led the Hays County Sheriff’s Office to double its Buda patrol. Captain Bo Kidd (above) said the deputies are “desperately needed.”
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Old Bastrop Highway to close for three months
Old Bastrop Highway (CR 266) will close for three months starting July 6, from the San Marcos River to Staples Road. The Hays County Road Department will reconstruct the road.
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Poll watchers expect record turnout
Posted on March 3, 2008 at 4:54 pm • Print • Share
by AMANDA OSKEY
Reporter
The faceoff between senators Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama and local races are bringing a record number of voters to the polls. Democrats in particular turned out nearly eight times as many voters in their primary as they did in 2004.
The early voting totals for Hays County are more than twice the total of votes cast in the 2004 and 2006 primaries combined. After the close of the early voting polls on Friday, 2,748 Republicans and 8,437 Democrats have cast their votes compared to 924 Democrats and 1,120 Republicans in 2004, the last presidential election.
“With the turnout we have seen for early voting, we are expecting a record turnout on election day,” Hays County Elections Administrator Joyce Cowan said. “If you can come during the day, the earlier the better.”
There will be 19 polling sites for each party, and each site will have 5 or 6 voting booths. Cowan said lines begin to form around 5 p.m. as people start to get off of work. She said the polls are prepared to stay open until everyone standing in line by 7 p.m. has the opportunity to vote.