Austin County News Online (www.austincountynewsonline.com) is a web based news source that was started to give the citizens of Austin County, Texas access to FREE local news and video of local events taking place in our county. The Austin County Area has primarily only had news in the form of print media. These weekly papers were the sole source of news for the area. However, this medium lacks the potential that online news can generate. The ability to harness the true power of the world wide web. With web based news a wide variety of tools are available: graphics, links, video, and interactivity to name a few. Austin County News Online.com was created to utilize these resources. As our logo shows, we are focused on Austin County but, can and do reach out to the surrounding counties as well. With the addition of our sister websites: www.austincountybuyandsell.com & www.shopaustincounty.com we are hoping to have a positive impact on the Austin County Area and its citizens.