(photo by Wayland D. Clark, wfotos.com) At top, phoneticist Henry Higgins (L-R), played by Connor Bailey; Eliza Doolittle, played by Trinity Adams; and Colonel Pickering, played by Rob Thomas celebrate after Eliza speaks her vowel sounds impeccably as she becomes a lady in the musical “My Fair Lady”...

Out of 22 Dripping Springs High School students who competed at the regional DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) competition, 13 earned the right to advance to the state event. The regional competition was held Jan. 21 at Copperas Cove High School. DECA’s industry-validated competitive ev...

During the school year, Dripping Springs ISD employees who go “Above and Beyond” are recognized at monthly board meetings. The Above and Beyond Award honors those who have put forth a special effort or completed an exceptional act that clearly exceeds that individual’s job responsibilities, either a...

The Dripping Springs High School UIL C-X Debate team claimed first and second place at the District 26- 5A UIL Tournament on Jan. 24. The team of Christopher Gearing and Riley Wheaton took first place and went undefeated at the tournament. Gearing was honored with the distinction of “Top Speaker” ba...

(photo by Dave Wilson) Standing next to her show steer, Dripping Springs High senior Grace Baxter, who is a member of the Dripping Springs Future Farmers of America (FFA) and a duchess in the queen’s court, poses for a photo during the 2017 Hays County Livestock Show and Expo. Hundreds of Hays Count...

Runners came out en masse for Saturday’s Dance Unlimited’s Tutus & Tennies 5K and Dance Dash in Buda. Over 100 runners took part in the event, which was put on by area non-profit For the Love of Go. Buda resident Chase Bennett claimed first place honors by finishing with a time of 19:39. See more ph...

onoring the legacy left by the late Susie Kana will go far beyond the Barton Middle School nurses office. Last week, the Hays CISD board of trustees approved the renaming of the campus’ track and field as Kana Field, in honor of the school’s longtime nurse who lost her courageous battle with skin ca...

Hays County youth got the chance to strut their best chickens, goats, cows and much more at the 2017 Hays County Youth Livestock Show and Expo, which was held at the Dripping Springs Ranch Park in Dripping Springs last weekend. Members of the Buda and Kyle 4-H clubs, along with the Hays and Lehman F...

Middle schools choralists from all over Central Texas auditioned last weekend for Region Choir and three outstanding singers from Wallace Middle School were among those earning the high honor! WMS Director Kelly Reyes and Assistant Director Richard Shehulski are pleased to announce the Ranger Choir’...

In a rare and highly encouraging sign for a brand new program, three members of McCormick Middle School’s first-year school choir have been honored as members of the Region Choir! Celebrating the showing are (pictured, l-r) Raul Villarreal (5th chair), JD Rice(17th), and Jayli Cavarrubio (24th). The...