Dripping Springs ISD board trustee Mary Jane Hetwick joined 34 other school board members from across Texas Nov. 17-19 at the second session of the Leadership TASB Class of 2017. Selected by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), the group is participating in a yearlong education leadership ...

The Dripping Springs High School Robotics Team won the prestigious State Farm Exhibit Design and Construction Award at the State BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) competition. Dripping Springs HIgh’s robotics team was one of 72 qualifying teams from public and private high schools ...

he holidays came a little early for Old Settler’s Music Festival fans as Texas’ own outlaw-country-loving rockers the Old 97’s have been added to the 30th-anniversary festival lineup, along with Austin’s rising blues boys, the Peterson Brothers. Those groups are part of   a roster of roots music tal...

One bird I can count on year-round at my place is the house sparrow.  These little brown birds were first brought to America from England in 1850 in an attempt to control canker-worms.   Eight pair were released in Brooklyn but failed to survive.   So 100 more birds were imported in 1852.   They thr...

Wearing period attire, Gracie Davis, of Manor, stands behind Santa Claus during a photo opportunity at the Homespun Holiday event at the Pound House in Dripping Springs Dec. 10. Area residents celebrated the incoming holiday season earlier this month at the Historical Dr. Pound Farmstead during the ...

No newspaper for Dec. 29 News-Dispatch readers will not see a Dec. 29 issue the last week of the year. The News-Dispatch publishes 51 issues per year and our staff takes the 52nd week of the year to spend with family and loved ones. Hays County holiday closures and tree recycling Hays County offices...

Negley Elementary students got the chance to interact with a 30-year-old tortoise, a bomb-sniffing dog and even take in a helicopter fly-in during the 2016 Negley Outdoor Expo Friday. Negley coach Pete Welma was the driving force behind the event, which included multiple organizations and department...

The Hays High Marine JROTC varsity Marksmanship team earned top honors after earning the top ranking as the best Marine Corps Marksmanship team in Texas. Hays High’s team was also ranked as No. 4 team in the nation. The news came after the team was celebrating a first place overall title at the Bren...

Christmas cheer was in the air as the Buda Elementary School Choir performed its program of seasonal songs to the Sodalis Elderly Care Center. Director Deborah Martinez led her choir members through a selection of seasonal songs.  Sodalis residents, parents and family members applauded with every so...

Hays Education Foundation board members toured Hays CISD campuses last week bearing gifts of Innovative Teaching Grants and multiple minigrants. Recent record-breaking community support allowed the Foundation to award more than $75,000 in needed funds for a total of 49 projects. The board, right, ga...