Red, White & Buda Come celebrate the 4th of July with Buda at the annual Red, White & Buda event at City Park. From 9 a.m. to noon, join neighbors for a patriotic parade on Main Street. Line up begins at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. Awards will be given to the best decorated bikes. After the parade, enjo...

aking a broader view of people in the Dripping Springs community proved to be a life-changing moment for resident Mandi McNutt. Sure, many of her friends and those in her inner circle were doing well from a financial standpoint. But when she began to ask questions and do her research, McNutt realize...

Tomato Round-up Come whet your appetites as local tomato growers show off their prized produce, and local tomato aficionados get a chance to taste everything from romas to red slicers during the sixth annual Dripping Springs Tomato Round-Up and Contest on Saturday. The tomato-centric event will be h...

recent Dripping Springs High graduate was selected to take part in a 2017 internship where she’ll be an integral part of the Legislative Affairs office at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Kristina Dickinson, a 2015 Dripping Springs High alumna, was selected for the internship, whic...

Third grader Camila Lara (right) works with a project she and others created during the 2017 Maker Jr. Camp held at Tobias Elementary School last week. The camp, for students in grades 2-4, is part of Hays CISD’s Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) camps, which are designed to spark inter...

uestions over the scope of Hays CISD’s new strategic design plan led district leaders to hold off on adopting the measure until June 26. Trustees Vanessa Petrea and Esperanza Orosco all advocated on “finessing” the plan before the district opts to decide on implementing the plan. Hays CISD’s strateg...

$5 million pledge from Hays CISD toward construction of a natatorium owned and operated by the YMCA of Austin is part of a proposed agreement that could grant the district first access to the facility. Per the agreement, which was up for discussion at Monday’s board of trustees workshop, Hays CISD w...

Austin muralist Wiley Ross, a Fuentes Elementary parent, is leading some FES artists in an effort to bring life to the campus stage with a mural highlighting the school’s namesake, Susie T. Fuentes. Stars Art teacher Jayme Salinas and Ross came up with the concept and FES Principal Regina Butcher ga...

urray! We can look forward to Loving Mountain City’s 4th of July Parade and Lawnmower Races. Patricia Porterfield stepped forward to fill the vacant spot as lead. (Thanks, Patricia!) Streets will be closed from 10-11 a.m. Festivities will start with the lawnmower races, followed by a parade around t...

Harley Jones uses free space on a chalkboard shaped as the front portal of the Cypress Creek Café to write an inspirational message Saturday at the Waters Point in Wimberley. (photo by Moses Leos III) ith a smile on her face and friends around her, Dripping Springs native Tori Giles danced away as J...