WIMBERLEY -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office training academy will be conducting an Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) for a group of first responders at the Texan Academy/Scudder Primary School campus, located at 400 Green Acres Dr., Wimberley, Saturday, March 29. Wimberley ...

North Hays County Fire/Rescue hosted a push-in ceremony to dedicate its new fire engine, No. 62, into service at its Driftwood station Saturday, March 22. A push-in ceremony is a fire department tradition, dating back to horse-drawn equipment, which had to be pushed into the bay after use.

AUSTIN — Seven Dripping Springs High School speech and debate students have qualified for the 2025 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Tournament after competing at the Heart of Texas District Tournament at Anderson High School in Austin. Annika Gillella, Liam Ianiro, Abir Kulkarni, Will M...

WIMBERLEY — At its March 20 meeting, Wimberley City Council did a mid-year review of goals and priorities for Fiscal Year 2025. The city’s core values, which reflect the priorities of its citizens and the issues that are important to the community, according to agenda documents, include the followin...

WIMBERLEY  — The Wimberley Cajun Cultural Alliance will host its seventh annual Wimberley Gumbo Fest April 19 at the Cypress Falls Lodge and invites community members and beyond to join. The Wimberley Gumbo Fest was originally put together by My Neighbor’s Keeper, a nonprofit that was started in 201...

On Saturday, March 22, 12 Fox Beer Co. hosted a motorcycle ride and fundraiser for a veterans group known as Fireside Chat Support Network (FCSN). Motorcyclists from all over the area joined together to ride out to 12 Fox, located at 4700 W. Fitzhugh Road in Dripping Springs, and enjoyed live music,...

DRIPPING SPRINGS   — Twenty-five years ago, the Dripping Springs Community Library (DSCL) opened the doors to its 9,500 square-foot facility with approximately 900 members. Now, with more than 13,000 members, leadership believes that an expansion is the best way to properly serve the community and i...

AUSTIN  — The Hays County Commissioners Court finalized a contract with Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) in November 2024. Since the contract was finalized, APA! received a grant to aid in jumpstarting the Hays County Pet Resource Center (PRC). APA! was founded as an animal advocacy group in 1997, focusing...

BUDA — For many years, George Barrera struggled with anxiety and depression; knowing what he had previously faced in his life, he stepped up to the plate when the Buda Public Library was looking for peer support specialists. The library hosts peer support groups — anxiety/depression and divorced/sin...

JOHNSON CITY  — With the spring season officially underway since March 20, the Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is warning those with a green thumb to be cautious when planting trees. PEC’s vegetation maintenance team is made up of nine arborists and approximately 30 contract crews who service ...