By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS — Two zoning requests were given the green light on Tuesday by the Dripping Springs City Council.   A request to amend zoning from Manufactured Home (MH) to General Retail (GR) was only passed with a 3-2 vote, with Mayor Pro Tem Taline Manassian and council member...

Staff Report Photo courtesy of Charmaine Wilde. SAN MARCOS — Charmaine Wilde, a former Hays County Assistant District Attorney and former Hays County Bar Association President, has announced her run to become the 207th District Court Judge. “I’m running for judge so we can continue to have judges wi...

By Brittany Anderson A Dripping Springs man was subpoenaed by the United States House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Attack for his alleged involvement with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.   Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) said in a press release on Dec. 16 that the Select Committee subpoenaed James ‘Ph...

Staff Report Potentially severe weather events are on the minds of county staff as the Hays County Office of Emergency Services (OES) prepares for any severe weather events that may occur this winter season after the county experienced a historic snowstorm in February 2021. During the February after...

The U.S. Marines and Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) JROTC loaded more than 20 boxes of new toys for Toys for Tots on Dec. 9 at Dripping Springs High School.

by Wayland D. Clark The International Western Music Association (IWMA) honored Hot Texas Swing Band as a winner and nominee during the awards ceremony hosted in Albuquerque, NM. The band won the 2021 Cowboy/Western Swing Album of the Year for its latest album Devil on My Tail and was nominated for 2...

Submitted Report by Candidate DRIPPING SPRINGS — Hays County Commissioner Walt Smith announced he is seeking reelection to the position of Precinct 4 commissioner in the 2022 Republican primary election.   Walt Smith Smith was first elected as commissioner for Pct. 4, which includes the majority of ...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS — After discovering two necessary policies were missing, the Dripping Springs ISD’s (DSISD) special education department will endure an audit. During the Dec. 13 meeting, the DSISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the new audit to be conducted by the Texas Ass...

Holiday tradition returns Dripping Springs most prominent holiday event was back in full swing this year. Christmas on Mercer attracted neighbors far and wide Saturday for the arrival of Santa, live music, food and great fall weather.

Staff Report After 20 years of live music in the Hill Country, owners of the Nutty Brown Cafe concluded their era with final performances Nov. 26 and 27. The two-night send-off performances included Pat Green and Kevin Fowler on Friday night and Randy Rogers Band, Stoney LaRue and Roger Creager on S...