Tigers immersed in German culture

Dripping Springs, Education

Staff Report on July 25, 2018

Dripping Springs High German teacher Jillian Bessemer accompanied eight of her students to Dortmund, Germany, for three weeks in June and July to kick off the school’s first GAPP (German American Partnership Program) exchange. DSHS will host 13 students from the Phoenix Gymnasium School, which is located in Hörde neighborhood of Dortmund for three weeks this fall.

GAPP is a short-term exchange program, which means that instead of just traveling to tourist sites, students stay with German h...

Dripping Springs Tigers, Hays Hawks, Johnson Jaguars, Lehman Lobos, Sports

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Dripping Springs, Wimberley ISDs earn As

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Dripping Springs, News

Dripping Springs seeks funds for sidewalk along 290

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August 21, 2019

Dripping Springs Tigers, Sports

DSHS second in Lone Star Cup

Dripping Springs Tiger Jacob Cox (10) stiff arms a McCallum defender during a game played at House Park in fall 2018. (Photo by Nick Morris) In the Lo...

June 5, 2019

Education

Winterguard wins state title

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April 10, 2019

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Meet the Candidates for the Hays County Elections 2024

The 2024 General Election is Nov. 5. Barton Publications reached out to local candidates to answer questions about their races. Not all returned the questionnaire.

By Staff Report

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November 2024 Election Coverage

By Staff Report

November 5, 2024

These are the unofficial Nov. 5 election results as of 11:13 p.m, with all 58 polling locations reporting. Results will remain unofficial until canvas...

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Judge Neidhardt accused of using public resources for campaigning

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October 28, 2024

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Hays County, News, San Marcos

Pedophile sentenced to life without parole

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October 4, 2024

SAN MARCOS — Christopher Lee Head, 36, was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, by visiting Judge Glenn Devlin on Oct. 4. A...

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Residents file lawsuit against Hays County for Proposition A on ballot

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October 31, 2024

SAN MARCOS — Four Hays County property owners have filed a lawsuit against the Hays County Commissioners Court regarding the almost $440 million road ...

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