Hundreds of classic car and motorcycle enthusiasts revved their engines on Mercer Street for the 11th annual Hill Country Rally for Kids, which was held in downtown Dripping Springs. The event, which features 200 or so cars, raises awareness and funds for various children’s 501 c 3 non-profit organi...

he Friends Foundation 24th Annual BBQ at the Salt Lick Pavilion will be held on Oct. 5 from 5-10 p.m. This fundraising event will be an evening of western swing music, Salt Lick BBQ buffet, a live and silent auction, and an opportunity to support the Friends Foundation’s programs benefiting the elde...

tarted as a small soup fundraising event with a handful of volunteers, Dripping Springs area residents will soon come out in full force Oct. 29 for the 20th annual Empty Bowls Project. Because of a rapidly growing region and an outpouring of community support to assist Dripping Springs Helping Hands...

Over 300 people Sept. 21 celebrated the official ribbon cutting of Dripping Springs ISD’s first new campuses in roughly a decade. District officials cut the ribbon for Sycamore Springs Elementary and Middle schools, which are housed under one roof at a campus along Sawyer Ranch Road. Speaking during...

Journalism student honored for opinion piece A Dripping Springs High senior earned a prestigious award for his opinion piece on the effect global warming could have on our planet. Jaxon Thornton, who is the editor-in-chief of “MyDSHS News,” the school’s student newspaper, won a Gold Circle Certifica...

Friends Foundation BBQ On Oct. 5, join the Dripping Springs Friends Foundation as it hosts its 24th annual BBQ fundraiser at Pecan Grove, formerly known as the Salt Lick Pavillion.   The event, which will go from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., will have guests participate in a silent and live auction, as well a...

ayers upon layers of ribbon, a few bells and maybe even a whistle or two are common when it comes to the world of creating the perfect homecoming mum. Yes, the sights and sounds of elaborate mums and garters donned by students was visible across Hays CISD over the past two weeks as Hays and Lehman H...

Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones serves up some beans on a plate of fried chicken Saturday. (photo by Moses Leos III) The sounds of country music and the crispy crunch of fried chicken made its way to the Claiborne Kyle Log House Saturday for the annual fundraiser which goes toward upkeep ...

t’s 5:30 a.m. and Hays High freshman cross country runner Kameron Welma gets up to start his day.   For some, getting up that early in the morning is enough extracurricular activity. For 15-year-old Kameron, it’s only a part of his interests and commitments.   An athletic trainer, “not waterboy,” mi...