DRIPPING SPRINGS  — An organization that has been providing services to the Dripping Springs community, and neighboring areas, for nearly 40 years is continuously seeking donations to keep the food on the table for families. First created during the holiday season of 1986, Dripping Springs Helping H...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — The Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved its hazardous transportation route designations, as well as a course that teaches braille for visually impaired students, during the consent agenda portion of its May 20 meeting. For state funding purposes, student t...

On May 24, Hays CISD recognized employees who have displayed exemplary customer service at the 2024 Ambassador Awards. Since 2012, Hays CISD has awarded Ambassador Awards to outstanding employees who consistently demonstrate exemplary performance and dedicated service, showcasing what it means to be...

Jenya Ratanjee, a student at Johnson High School, poses with her certificate award and one of her art pieces, as she was recently awarded a scholarship from the Texas Art Education Association. At the Visual Arts Scholastic Event State competition earlier this semester, Ratanjee participated in a co...

Jody Nix, an art teacher at Pfluger Elementary School, paints a project to help beautify the windows overlooking the campus library. Nix’s project was a labor of love where she drew inspiration from the various artists her students have studied during the course of the school year. From Vincent Van ...

BUDA — Buda City Council listened to a presentation of the Buda historic guidelines and their impact on staff recommendations for development in the historic district on May 21. According to the presentation by Historic Preservation officer Will Parrish, the purpose and intent of the historic distri...

HAYS COUNTY — Through its Donation Drive for Dignity, AGE of Central Texas collected more than 12,000 incontinence products for low-income older adults, as well as $17,500 in monetary donations. The Donation Drive for Dignity — which was held April 15 through May 15 — is a compassionate initiative d...

BUDA — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to adopt a resolution declaring hazardous traffic conditions for several roads throughout the district at its May 20 meeting. The following areas were listed as hazardous: • Blanco Vista Elementary School: - Old Stagecoach Road - IH-35 • Buda Elementa...

KYLE — At its May 22 meeting, Kyle City Council approved a resolution authorizing the award of the “Increase Access to Mental Health Services for Residents Under 18” solicitation to Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Center (HCMHDD). On Jan. 8, 2024, the city released the soli...

WIMBERLEY -— On Wednesday, May 22, local political candidates and the community were invited to a Hays County Public Safety Candidate Forum hosted jointly by Kyle Law Enforcement Association, the Hays County Law Enforcement Association and the Buda and San Marcos officers’ associations at the Wimber...