HAYS COUNTY — Lieutenant Dennis Gutierrez, of the Community Services Division at the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, is slated to retire at the end of this month. As a member of a U.S. Air Force military family, Gutierrez graduated from Aviano American High School in Italy in 1982. Guiterrez received ...

BUDA — Buda resident Madison Arsenault used to watch her mother spend hours baking cookies for the holiday season knowing that in the future, she would, too. Arsenault knew from a young age that she wanted to own a business of her own — a food one, at that. While her peers watched “SpongeBob SquareP...

HAYS COUNTY — A local mountain biking team — composed of students, parents and adult volunteers — is gearing up to have a fundraiser early next year. Founded at least 10 years ago, originally at Lehman High School, the Hays County Composite Stingers is a mountain biking team that accepts sixth throu...

HAYS COUNTY  — Those waiting for their property tax bills can expect them to arrive by the end of December. One of the primary responsibilities of the Office of the County Tax Assessor-Collector is to collect, record and disburse property taxes. When the certified tax roll is received from the Hays ...

BUDA — At its Dec. 11 meeting, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved an item that denied the ability for the district to hire chaplains as school counselors. This decision comes after the 88th Legislature passed Senate Bill 763, which allows “a school district or open-enrollment charter school [t...

Dripping Springs Mayor Bill Foulds cuts the ribbon on the Trail of Lights at Western Wonderland, the first of its kind held at Dripping Springs Ranch Park this month. To view the full schedule, visit bit.ly/3Tn8P9o .

DRIPPING SPRINGS — For the past year, a local coalition made up of approximately 2,400 neighbors has been working to raise awareness of a proposed venue in Dripping Springs. A California developer, Blizexas LLC, is planning to build a 5,000-seat outdoor concert venue off Fitzhugh Road in Dripping Sp...

Check out photos from the Wishes for Wimberley Christmas Parade!

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — There could be more regulations for tree preservation in Dripping Springs after residents have expressed concerns that trees are being cleared away with nearly every development. At its Tuesday, Dec. 5 meeting, the Dripping Springs City Council considered an ordinance that would ...