ith scissors and ribbon in hand, Dripping Springs senior Grace Yowell and junior Ashley Jenson hunched over a table and shot hot glue to an incomplete mum. The two sat at a table completely covered with maroon and gold, as well as shiny Class of 2018, Class of 2021, Class of 2020 ribbons, tiger embl...

f someone asked me to name the most intelligent bird in the world, until recently, I would have said the chicken.   However, I now have a new candidate to offer – the New Caledonian crow.  This dull black bird from the southwest Pacific is an unlikely avian genius.   Scientists were surprised to lea...

Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival The Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival will be returning again Oct. 20-22 with another incredible roster of songwriting talent. This 4th annual event will present more than 25 free shows a day featuring a wide variety of finely-crafted songs and the people an...

Debate over which grade levels will start out at the district’s new third high school hit the Hays CISD board of trustee dais Tuesday. While a decision won’t be made until Oct. 23, district leaders weighed in on what grades they want to see in the new school, which is currently under construction. C...

he process in rezoning Hays CISD’s attendance boundaries to accommodate the district’s newest elementary school is underway. However, even as the district potentially eyes easing overcrowding issues at Hemphill Elementary, at least six other elementary schools could be overcapacity in the next five ...

Hays High’s Marine Corps JROTC marksmanship team took top honors at Saturday’s nationally sanctioned Excellence in Competition Air Rifle match held in Granbury. The competition drew some of the top teams and individual shooters in the state. The Rebels took first in the sport class division. Hays Hi...

Members of the Hays CISD Education Foundation Friday awarded two $1,100 grants to Hays High principal David Pierce and Lehman High principal Denisha Presley prior to the Hays and Lehman football game at Shelton Stadium. The grants, provided annually over the last few years, are targeted for special ...

(photo courtesy of Gina Jacobs Lozano) The Hays High Speech and Debate team took home fourth place honors last weekend at the San Antonio Reagan High School TFA Tournament. The two-day tournament drew more than 500 students from 39 of the most competitive schools in Central Texas. In just 3 tourname...

A skeptical look shows on the face of a young Dorothy Gale as the wicked witch of the east, played by Kyle Communications Specialist Kim Hilsenbeck, tries to steal her ruby slippers following Saturday’s Founders Day Parade in downtown Kyle. (photo courtesy of city of Kyle) Thousands took to Kyle Sat...

(photo by Timothy Stuckey) Carnival rides, food, games and more were had at Haupt Park in Plum Creek as the neighborhood held its annual Hootennany on the Hill event. The event, held by the Plum Creek homeowners association (HOA), began with the Hootenanny 10K/5K/3K/1K races put on by For the Love o...