Student leaders from Dripping Springs Elementary visited the Senior Activity Center in Dripping Springs Dec. 12, where they shared a few songs, explained how they are becoming better leaders, and ate lunch with local residents.

At the Dec. 11 Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees meeting, six employees who are retiring in December were honored for their service to the district. They (left to right) include: • Kathy Alley, Special Services Department: 17 years DSISD/28 years in education • Diane Flaim, assistant superinten...

ne bird you seldom see alone is the cedar waxwing, a winter visitor in our area that is usually found in large flocks. A pleasing combination of brown, gray and lemon yellow, accented with red “wax droplets” on the wing feathers, this is one beautiful bird.   To me, its plumage resembles brown brush...

On Dec. 14, four local Hays CISD educators were recognized for their outstanding efforts in working with the district’s English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. Those educators who were honored include Joy Childress from Chapa Middle School, Eleanor Greer from Hays High School, Emily Zamora from...

(photo by Jim Cullen) Santa stops at Pfluger Elem. There were exciting sightings of Santa all over Hays CISD this week, none more unforgettable than his visit to Pfluger Elementary, where St. Nick stopped in to talk intimately with PPCD, Foundational Learning and Autism classroom students. Teachers ...

Roughly 30 percent of students in the Hays CISD 2017 graduating class who took the SAT last year hit state and national benchmarks for the exam, according to data from the College Board. However, by redesigning the SAT exam and its components, officials with the College Board hope it could lead to i...

ebate extending to D.C. versus Marvel comics dominated one of many conversations Buda Police officer Connor Fleming had with Ulysses, a Buda area elementary student, in the Buda Walmart Saturday. The friendly discussions helped the two connect as they perused the toy aisles looking for the right gif...

he sounds of children gleefully taking in the holiday spirit swirled around Gregory Gonzalez Thursday at the Wallace Middle School gym. As Gonzalez stood on the hardwood floor, his gaze centered squarely on a little girl with small, white bow perched in her hair. That child, his niece, Lily Laredo, ...

ollards grow like a weed in these parts in the fall, through the winter, and well into the spring; when it gets hot they typically bolt and go to seed, making the leaves bitter. They descended from wild cabbages that once grew in Europe. They are a continuous crop, meaning that you can harvest the o...

oving Mountain City’s 2017 Santa Party was deemed “the best ever.” It made lasting memories. Santa arrived at City Hall on the Ladybug Express, The Patterson’s barrel train that benefits Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood Foundation. Patricia Porterfield and her daughter had prepared for Santa by ...