A 67-year-old Dripping Springs resident was killed in a two-car collision on RR 12 in Hays County Friday. Don Olan Young, Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene about 3.4 miles north of Dripping Springs, according to DPS Sgt. Deon Cockrell. Young was at the wheel of a Chevrolet Espressway that was tr...

To promote an understanding of dating violence, Dripping Springs ISD high school students participated in a mock trial playing the role of all participants from defendants to lawyers and jury members. For the 8th year in the “courtroom” of retired Judge Brenda Smith, a realistic dating violence tria...

By Anita Miller Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler handily defeated his challenger in the Republican Primary Election Tuesday and will face Democrat Alex Villalobos in November’s General Election. With 39 of 49 precincts reporting, Cutler held a lead of 10,067 (77.88 percent) over challenger David Grah...

On Monday, March 2, a potential jury member at the Hays County Government Center expressed concern that because that because s/he had been in contact with a friend who was recently in southern Italy s/he might have been exposed to the Coronavirus. Out of an abundance of caution, two District Court J...

By Anita Miller A fire that damaged a large mulcher along the route of the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline in Blanco County is under investigation. The Blanco Volunteer Fire Department said firefighters were alerted to the fire at 1:55 a.m. Friday and that a fire crew of 15 personnel brought ...

Staff report County authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a man who reportedly exposed himself in an aisle of a Kyle Dollar General. Suspect in Dollar General in Kyle. Photo courtesy of HCSO It happened around 9:50 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the store at 2630 Goforth Road. He was wearing sho...

By Anita Miller News of the COVID-19, that originated in China continues to dominate headlines, and though there are no cases in the general population of Texas, Epidemiologist Eric Schneider and others are continually engaged in preparation and consultation with federal authorities. COVID -19 CDC p...

The Hays County Commissioners Court proclaimed February as Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month at its Tuesday meeting and thanked the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) for helping young people learn about healthy relationships. According to the proclamation, “Family, friends, teachers, ...

Team members are (from left) John Yim, Drew Wilson, Justin Garrity, Ian Stinson, Angela Gamez, Maya Bisset, Celeste Lohman, Alyssa Ordway and Alex McShan . The weekend of Feb. 28-March 1, Dripping Springs High School will host a district FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technolo...