FULSHEAR  — The Dripping Springs High School World Schools Debate team of Liam Ianiro, Will McAdams and Zoey Parks placed second at the Texas Forensic Association (TFA) State Tournament Saturday, March 8 in Fulshear, Texas. The trio, named Dripping Springs Gold, compiled a 10-1 tournament record, wh...

DALLAS  — Four Dripping Springs High School Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) students advanced to the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) after competing at the State Career Development Conference in Dallas March 6-8. Qualifying for the ICDC are freshman Faith Hyde — pri...

Fitzhugh Brewing hosted a Books & Brews Spring Fling to benefit the Dripping Springs Community Library Saturday, March 22. The event featured local vendors, three children’s book readings by local authors, special food and drink offerings and live music, all in an effort to raise funds for the libra...

SAN MARCOS — Seasons of Science, organized by  Texas State University’s Department of Biology and the Hays County Master Naturalists, is set to transform local breweries into interactive science spaces this April. According to a news release, the events will offer the following: exploring the critic...

Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 The Kyle Police Department (KPD) is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarrington Road. Flavia Arzate Gomez, a 50-year-old woman from Austin, had pulled over on the shoulder of the highw...

A partially red moon, sometimes called a blood moon, is visible just before the total lunar eclipse at approximately 1:42 a.m. March 14 in Central Texas. The next lunar eclipse will be Sept. 7, but the next visible total lunar eclipse in Central Texas will be March 3, 2026, starting at 2:44 a.m. loc...

DRIPPING SPRINGS – Following a hearing Feb. 18, Dripping Springs City Council partially upheld a takings assessment March 4 related to the Hardy Tract. The tract — a 78-acre parcel of property proposed for the construction of approximately 70 residential lots — is located in the Dripping Springs cit...

KYLE — When 7-year-old Grady Shanks visited a Little Free Library for the first time, he was completely enamored with what they meant — helping others. So much so, that he knew he wanted to build one himself. Grady, a Cub Scout in Pack 812, recalled the first time he visited a little library during ...

BUDA — On Saturday, Feb. 22, the trailer belonging to the Buda Cub Scouts Pack 128 was discovered to be missing. Now, the pack is trying to rebuild. Buda Cub Scouts Pack 128 has existed for many years, with multiple generations of families going through the program. “Our Cub Scout pack has been arou...

COLLEGE STATION — Three fires occurred March 4-6 in several areas of Hays County. According to Kiley Moran, Texas A&M Forest Service public information officer, the causes of the fires are still being investigated. At the time of two of the fires, a Red Flag Warning had been issued by the National W...