n his first four months of office, Precinct 2 Constable Michael Torres has focused on improving the constable’s office and community outreach. “The first four months have been really challenging for us,” Torres said. “We’re trying to update our office, bring it back into the 21st century.” Torres sa...

lant flowers: This is a perfect time for flowering annuals and perennials. Begonias, zinnias, marigolds, moss-roses, purslanes, and vinca are all good choices.   Perennials might include lantanas, salvias, and verbenas. 2. Vegetable garden care: Water deeply to encourage a deep, drought tolerant roo...

(photo courtesy of Jim Lapaso) Kyle artist Jim LaPaso was recently commissioned to make a sculpture for the Scioto Downs Harness Track in Columbus Ohio. The sculpture is a 6-ft. 6-in. tall and 6-ft. 6-in. wide horse made from 1,152 soup ladle handles. The handles are cut from the many ladle cups he ...

top. Step back, and move away slowly and quietly.” Ron’s hushed and deliberate voice caused me to think, “Big rattlesnake.” Fact of the matter, a camouflaged tiny fawn lay motionless in some tall grasses of our side yard, a few yards from where we had been weed-pulling around a decaying fallen tree....

n the May 9, 1865 edition of his newspaper the Houston Telegram, publisher Edward Hopkins Cushing encouraged his readers to keep on fighting and never to knuckle under to the Yankees. Throughout Lone Star history, the most zealous residents have often been those who were Texan by choice rather than ...

Movies at Lake Kyle Kick off Kyle’s 2017 Movies in the Park series with “Star Wars - Rogue One” (PG-13) on May 19 beginning after sunset at Lake Kyle. Bring your blankets, folding chairs and movie snacks to enjoy a relaxing evening by the water. Going for Baroque The Jack C. Hays High choirs will pr...

Over 6,300 people traveled to the EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens last week as they took part in the 19th annual Butterfly Festival. The festival featured several performance acts during the course of the event, along with exhibits allowing revelers to learn more about butterflies. Organizers also rele...

(photo by Moses Leos III) The strains of bluegrass and Americana music hit multiple stages in Driftwood last weekend as revelers celebrated the 30th annual Old Settler's Music Festival held April 21-23. The three-day event featured 30 acts that played on multiple stages at the Salt-Lick Pavilion and...

Above, a member of the Dripping Springs Camp Gladiator group performs a backflip for the crowd during last week’s Founders Day festival on Mercer Street. Thousands made their way to downtown Dripping Springs for the 30th annual Founders Day festival, which encompassed three days from April 21-23. Th...

Fourth-grader Marcus Craig shares information on the life of country star George Strait. (courtesy photo) Fourth-graders at Dripping Springs Elementary recently completed their “Famous Texans” project. Students chose a prominent Texan – either current or historical – and research that person’s life ...