by Anita Miller

This topsy-turvy year is going to come to the Christmas season before we know it. When it does, Dripping Springs’ Mercer Street will hopefully be ablaze with traditional holiday lights.

A big step toward that goal occurred Sept. 8, when the City Council approved a $5,000 matching grant to the Dripping Springs Visitors Bureau for holiday lighting.

The visitors bureau has already raised just over $3,000 but another $2,000 is needed to achieve the full matching amount. Businesses...