Round Rock is the destination for the Dripping Springs girls cross country team after it punched the program’s third straight ticket to the UIL Class 5A state championships Oct. 28 in Corpus Christi. The team, led by head coach Marisa Parks, finished second overall in the UIL Class 5A, Region IV gir...

Quarterback Reese Johnson tallied four passing touchdowns in the Tigers’ 38-7 win over Medina Valley. With the win, Dripping Springs improves to 8-1 overall on the season. Dripping Springs hosts Marble Falls at home Friday in the final regular season game to be held at the current Tiger Stadium. Kic...

By Kerry Barboza,  Special from the  Boerne  Star District heavyweights Dripping Springs and Boerne Champion slugged it out Friday night at Boerne ISD Stadium in a battle of 26-5A unbeatens. The game went back and forth until the end when the Chargers delivered the final blow with two fourth-quarter...

Dear Mayor Purcell and Dripping Springs City Council Members, No one ever said public service was easy.  Often, it’s a thankless job that requires tough and sometimes unpopular decisions to be made for the good of the community.  Our city’s wastewater expansion is such an issue.   Please accept a no...

A brave bull rider attempts to control over 1,800 pounds of bull at the 18th annual Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Riding event in Dripping Springs Saturday. Rodeo and bull riding fans gathered at the Dripping Springs Ranch Park for Saturday’s Professional Bull Riding (PBR) Touring Pro Bull Riding Divi...

Staff report   Downtown Dripping Springs will be the hub for a variety of local, national and international songwriting talents as the 2016 Songwriters Festival hits Mercer Street Oct.14-16. Pam Owens, director of tourism in Dripping Springs who also attends the event, said the festival provides exp...

The Dripping Springs Tigers remain undefeated (5-0) after a 56-28 beat down of  the Seguin Matadors in front of a homecoming Friday at Tiger Stadium. “Our goal is just to be 1-0 each week,” Tigers head coach Galen Zimmerman said. “So then when we look back, we’re going have something we are really p...

By Moses Leos III A “major” rate increase proposed by a natural gas company could drastically affect the average monthly bill for nearly 1,500 Hays County residents.    The rate increase request, made by Texas Gas Services (TGS), has prompted several area cities to pass resolutions to suspend rate i...

Whether trying out a Texas-made wine, or sampling an assortment of gourmet foods, patrons made their way to Dripping Springs Ranch Park for the 9th annual Dripping With Taste Food and Wine Festival on Saturday, which was sponsored by the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau. The ...

By Moses Leos III Creation of a ninth emergency services district (ESD) will be going to Hays County voters in November as the commissioners court unanimously approved it to go on the ballot. Commissioners voted 5-0 to call an election for the creation of ESD 9, which would provide EMS service for c...