Submitted Report For the second consecutive year, Sycamore Springs Elementary, part of the Dripping Springs ISD, has been recognized as a CREST – Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas – by the Texas School Counselor Association (TSCA). The organization honors school counseling prog...

Adriana Cruz, former president of the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP), has been named to the Advisory Council on Cultural Affairs, a division of the Governor’s Office, by Governor Greg Abbott. Her term is set to expire on Feb. 1, 2023. Abbott also named Cruz vice chair of the council, which ad...

Selena, Thomas Edison, Barack Obama and Ruth Bader Ginsburg were just a few of the famous figures presented by Fuentes Elementary 5th graders during the school's 2nd annual "living wax museum" held in the campus cafeteria. The event was the culmination of a nearly two-week long biography project whe...

Three public forums will be held this month regarding the Hays CISD bond election planned for May. The first will be Saturday, Jan. 11, at 10:30 a.m. at McCormick Middle School; the second on Monday, Jan. 13, 6 p.m. at Dahlstrom Middle School and the third on Jan. 15, 6 p.m. at Wallace Middle School...

Staff reports A Kyle resident was one of two people were killed early on Thursday, Jan. 2, when they were ejected from a vehicle on Hwy. 123 in San Marcos after their car veered off the highway and struck a driveway culvert. They were identified as Daniel F. Aguilar, 52, of Kyle and Seguin, who was ...

Hays County authorities are seeking a man who robbed a Dripping Springs convenience store at gunpoint early Christmas morning. It happened at approximately 2:05 a.m. at the Corner Store of Dripping Springs at the intersection of Sawyer Ranch Road and U.S. 290. The suspect, described as a white male,...

Ms. Hillman’s First Grade Class at Elm Grove Elementary School Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Kase. I am 7 Years old. I liv in Kyle Texas. This Year i would like a baby Yodu and a nintindo shwich and a puppy. how miny cucys do you Eat every year. how miny Elfs do You have. Love, Kase Dear Santa, Hi! My ...

Third graders from Carpenter Elementary were given the assignment of writing cover letters to Santa for a job as an elf. Here are what some of the kids had to say. Dear Santa, You should hire me because I know you are busy and I could help you! The reason why is because I’m really good at watching p...

Residents wanting a say on whether or not Hays CISD should call a bond election – and on what should be included in a bond election – have three forums in January to look at the proposed bond. School district officials will be on hand to answer questions about the possible bond election and what wil...

Submitted Report Wimberley High School Robotics team members are celebrating another year of success, with their robot taking third place in the State UIL BEST Robotics Competition in Frisco on Dec. 7.  The team, “Surge Electrical” t-shirt, won second place and their mascot dance-off won third place...