On Tuesday, the Hays County Commissioners Court honored 23 area firefighters who recently returned from fighting wildfires throughout the state. The firefighters deployed on short notice at the request of the Texas Forest Service to help fellow firefighters battle fires that ranged from far West Texas to near Fort Worth.

And speaking of awesome local firefighters, on Sunday, May 22 the Driftwood Volunteer Fire Department invites the community for their 6th Annual Firefighter’s Feast from Noon - 4pm at the Salt Lick Pavilion. The event brings together neighbors, friends, and family to benefit the Driftwood Volunteer Fire Department. For more information, visit the DVFD website at driftwoodvfd.com.


Photo, above, of some of the 23 Hays County area firefighters who assisted in combating wildfires around Texas show off their certificates of appreciation from the Hays  County Commissioners Court in the Courthouse rotunda May 10. Those being honored included South Hays Fire Department’s Lt. Basil Pierce and Firefighters Wes Trapp, Jesse Maldonado, TJ Browder, Chas Humphrey, Jason Perez and Matt Simkin; Buda Fire Department Lts. Craig Odell and Raymond Seyfried and Firefighters Cory Young, Heath Huckaby, Carlos Rocha, Jason Cook, Ben Ogletree, Jacob Haverda and Abel Gonzales; Kyle Fire Department Lt. Derrick Sexton and Firefighters Kevin Cox, Matt Jobe and Brandon Kitchens and Emergency Services District #6 Firefighters Rayne Kelley, Dustin Hudson and Steven Fretwell.