DRIPPING SPRINGS — At its July 2 meeting, Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved the consultant to update the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. The 2014-2024 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan was approved by the city council in March 2015 and is due to be updated f...

AUSTIN  — Current students at Austin Community College District (ACC) could receive financial relief for their final credit hours with a new scholarship. At its July 1 meeting, the ACC Board of Trustees unanimously approved additional Affordability Scholarships for current students; under the progra...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs ISD students Grant Gillum and Nora Gillum each claimed top-five finishes at the National History Day Contest held June 9-13 at the University of Maryland. A rising seventh grader at Dripping Springs Middle School, Nora placed fourth in the Junior Individual Websit...

The Dripping Springs Education Foundation presented a check to Dripping Springs ISD in the amount of $417,541.99 at the June 24 board of trustees meeting. The check will support Student Leadership Grants, Innovative Teaching Grants, and salaries for three licensed mental health professionals and a s...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs High School World Schools Debate team tied for fifth at the National Speech & Debate Tournament held June 16-21 in Des Moines, Iowa. Competing under the name Heart of Texas Gold, the student team of Jackson Berthelsen, Colton De Los Santos, Liam Ianiro, Will M...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — The city of Dripping Springs is in the process of bringing new life to a historic building downtown. Located at 101 Fitzhugh Road, the Stephenson Building was built in 1939 during the Great Depression era by the Works Progress Administration — a program that employed millions of ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — On Friday, June 28, the city of Dripping Springs and the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Development Services Building. In May, the Planning and Building departments relocated to a new building, which is the former Pedernales Electri...

UHLAND — After three years of operation at the Pound House Historical Farmstead, the Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival is moving to a new location 25 miles south of Austin to become the Uhland Fall Fest. Christopher Durst, a fifth-generation Texan and father of three, has produced events and festiva...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Some talented musicians have played live at the Sidecar Tasting Room since its opening on Old Fitzhugh Road. Some are well-known, some are known and some are unknown. Ryker Pantano, a 12-year-old locally known piano player and singer from Dripping Springs, is one of those who may ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — An irrigation project at the Sports and Recreation Park in Dripping Springs is expected to be complete in July. At its June 18 meeting, Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved the Beneficial Reuse Irrigation Project as part of an effort to bring reclaimed water to the f...