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...

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...

FULSHEAR  — The Dripping Springs High School World Schools Debate team of Liam Ianiro, Will McAdams and Zoey Parks placed second at the Texas Forensic Association (TFA) State Tournament Saturday, March 8 in Fulshear, Texas. The trio, named Dripping Springs Gold, compiled a 10-1 tournament record, wh...

DALLAS  — Four Dripping Springs High School Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) students advanced to the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) after competing at the State Career Development Conference in Dallas March 6-8. Qualifying for the ICDC are freshman Faith Hyde — pri...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — “He had his own way of getting here and he was ready to join us,” Ashley Karol said, as she reflected on the unexpected natural experience that she had for the birth of her youngest son, Jonah. On Dec. 8, 2024 — five days before the expected due date — Karol’s first contraction st...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Sunflower Bank celebrated its membership in the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce by hosting a ribbon cutting event at its branch Thursday, March 13. Founded in Kansas in 1892, Sunflower Bank acquired Pioneer Bank in 2022 and now has multiple locations in the Central Texas regi...

Fitzhugh Brewing hosted a Books & Brews Spring Fling to benefit the Dripping Springs Community Library Saturday, March 22. The event featured local vendors, three children’s book readings by local authors, special food and drink offerings and live music, all in an effort to raise funds for the libra...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — When the Dripping Springs City Council proclaimed June as LGBTQIA Pride Month in 2021, a few members of the community came together to create the Pride of Dripping Springs organization. Initially, the group was formed to put on a pride event in Dripping Springs. The first event i...