(courtesy photo) Ten Dripping Springs High School teachers were honored at the September Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce luncheon for participating in the “externship” program with local businesses. Honorees include Jad Jadeja, Emily Grice, Travis Crain, Lauren Milner, Kris Vannoy Nicole Watts,...

ver 40 songwriters hailing from as far away as Australia and Ireland will descend upon Mercer Street in Dripping Springs for the 4th annual Songwriters Festival, which will be held Oct. 20-22.  The event features a talented roster comprising of local, national and international acts spread across th...

Hays CISD’s 15th Annual Dyslexia Conference yesterday drew family members from across the community, all finding information on dyslexia, its challenges and the many ways to meet those challenges. Introductions to newly arriving technology, supportive organizations and vendors, and a memorable quest...

he Hays CISD community is mourning the loss of a longtime educator who over the course of 16 years helped numerous middle and high school musicians. Dulane Aaberg Dulane Aaberg, who was most recently assigned to Barton Middle School, passed away Oct. 6, according to a Hays CISD statement. It’s not i...

Progress continues on the Elementary School No. 14 site, which was approved under Hays CISD’s May 2017 bond proposal. Now, district officials are looking for nominations for a name for ES 14, as well as the district’s third high school. Oct. 16 is the deadline for name submissions, which will then g...

(photo by Jim Cullen) Science Hall Elementary staff and students paid homage to a longtime crossing guard who officially retired last week. Aubra Johnson, 82, began crossing guard duties at Science Hall on Aug. 21, 2006 when the campus initially opened its doors. Joining Aubra was his wife, along wi...

Pam Crowther with her 17-year-old son James Crowther and 14-year-old daughter Carlie Crowther during a photo shoot celebrating Pam losing her hair. (photo courtesy of Pam Crowther) our hours until her plane leaves for London and Pam Crowther is still not packed yet. She glances in the mirror on her ...

An instructor at the Kyle Correctional Facility shows men how to crochet stuffed animals. The correctional facility inmates crocheted more than 30 animals to send to Port Aransas and have also sent hundreds of animals to the police and sheriff’s departments for children in trauma. (courtesy photo) t...

1.  Prepare grass for winter . Now is a good time to fertilize the lawn. Feeding now will help the roots through winter dormancy. Inspect and treat for brown patch, a disease common with cooling, moist weather conditions. This is also a good time to apply corn gluten for weed control.   2. Plant fal...

hanks to Beth and Everett Smith for hosting last Tuesday’s National Night Out, providing frozen treats, water, and jump houses for “who knows how many” kids. Monday evening, as the city alderpersons discussed reimbursing a portion of the cost of the inflated jump houses, someone estimated twenty kid...