Software that allows the city of Dripping Springs to archive posts on its own social media pages was given the green light April 17. Archive Social, a program that allows entities to archive social media posts, even if those posts have been deleted, will allow Dripping Springs to monitor its six cit...

The Texas Tree Recovery Campaign, a partnership between the Arbor Day Foundation and Tree Folks, planted 11,500 new trees with a project that began February 1 along the Blanco River. The project was done thanks to the generous financial support of Google. These new trees planted by Google employees ...

I t’s becoming routine to spot a turkey at a neighbor’s house, next door or across the street. Last week, we saw a turkey most every day. There are at least two. One has a small beard. Maybe they’re nesting nearby? The Eastern Bluebirds that hatched on Easter in a nestbox next to our driveway will f...

Buda’s new chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) April 3 awarded Buda Police Officer DeMerriell Young its inaugural Public Safety Award. Young was nominated for the award by Police Chief Bo Kidd for his service during a horrific train accident involving a young teenager in 2016. The accident...

The Kyle Fire Department April 4 officially christened its new ladder truck with a “wetdown and push-in,” ceremony which was held at headquarters on Moore Street. The ceremony is part of an old firefighter tradition where horses that once pulled fire engines were sprayed off after a call before goin...

Hearing his commander-in-chief had decided to stand and fight, an insubordinate captain rejoined the Texas Army on Apr. 14, 1836 in time for the Battle of San Jacinto. When Travis’ final appeal reached the independence convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos on Mar. 5, 1836, Sam Houston quickly excus...

My interest in hot peppers began about 25 years ago. A friend from Hondo, Texas, well known for his hot sauces and salsas, asked if I would grow him some habañero peppers. He handed me some seeds, and as the plants grew up and flourished and produced an amazingly bountiful crop, I started to underst...

Submitted report  Lower Colorado River Authority employees spent April 6 working on community projects throughout the LCRA service territory as part of LCRA’s fourth annual Steps Forward Day. The projects in Hays County included planting garden areas, pressure washing fire hydrants and cleaning graf...

A new city-owned and maintained park for pups and their owners is on its way to Kyle after the city hosted a groundbreaking for the new Steeplechase Dog Park Friday.  Parks and Recreation Director Kerry Urbanowicz said the city has been discussing and planning a city dog park for years. “(A dog park...

Hemphill Elementary 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders were visited by book author Kay Haring, who talked with students about her work. Haring, a current nominee for the Texas Bluebonnet Award, described her family life as a sister of nationally-recognized artist Keith Haring and how he was “the boy who just...