DRIPPING SPRINGS — The first standalone mobile food truck is now coming to Dripping Springs. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, after weeks of discussion across several meetings, Dripping Springs City Council — upon the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission — voted 5-0 to approve a Conditional Use Pe...

The Texas Legislature has declared the month of October as Czech Heritage Month in Texas. Beginning in the late 1840s, Czech settlers came in growing numbers to the Lone Star State and have made sacrifices to Texas; Czechs are known for their love of democracy, work ethic and have established standa...

Sponsors and members of the Friends Foundation in Dripping Springs celebrate together at their annual barbecue at Vista West Ranch on Oct. 10. Pictured above, guests line up for local barbecue and sides. For more information about the Friends Foundation and the services it provides, visit www.thefri...

Evie Grimm as Kristine, left, Isabel Derouen as Nora, Eben Sebastian as Torvald and Jamison Malcom as Dr. Rank perform in Dripping Springs High School Fine Arts Department’s production of “A Doll’s House," which ran from Oct. 10-12. Upcoming plays by the include “Comedy of Errors,” running Nov. 9-10...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — In April 2024, Hays County conducted a safety study of Fitzhugh Road within the Hays County line. Residents were invited to attend an open house on Wednesday Oct. 9, to learn about  the “potential mobility and safety improvements along Fitzhugh Road including additional signage, p...

CANDIDATES FOR HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF Anthony Hipolito (R) What is the number one crime-related issue that needs an immediate plan of action from the next sheriff? In Hays County, the pressing crime-related issue that demands immediate attention from the next Sheriff is the rise in property crime. Rece...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Nineteen Dripping Springs High School students were named to the Region 18 Choir following their performances in the opening round of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Choir audition process on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Bowie High School in Austin. Among the 19 stud...

Dripping Springs High School FFA junior Kellen Embrey and her lamb, Dave, represented Dripping Springs at the State Fair of Texas Livestock Show the weekend of Sept. 28 in Dallas.

On Wednesday, Sept. 25, The Capital Area Housing Finance Corporation (CAHFC) donated $50,000 to Gateway for Hope, which is a group of organizations that is helping to provide relocation assistance to 36 families, including 60 Dripping Springs ISD students, who were evicted from the Gateway Estates I...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved longtime counselor Retta Ary as the new director of Counseling & Health Services at its Sept. 23 meeting. Now in her 12th year in DSISD, Ary has served as the coordinator of counseling services since 2023, after spend...