San Marcos Fire and Police in conjunction with Hays County and the FAA, are responding to a small passenger aircraft crash that occurred early this morning. The aircraft took off from the San Marcos Regional Airport at 5:54 a.m. and lost contact with air traffic control at 5:55 a.m. The aircraft was...

Anita Miller A Hays County Jail inmate who conspired to change identities with another inmate was mistakenly released from custody last week but quickly recaptured.   Shaun S. Haenes, 41, of Austin had been jailed since Oct. 29 on charges including possession of a controlled substance, identity thef...

The Hays County Commissioners Court will hold its Nov. 19 meeting at the Hays County Government Center, 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, in District Courtroom #7 (third floor), at 9 a.m.   Attendees should enter through the main Government Center doors. Please leave extra time to go through Secu...

The Hays County Sheriff's Office is requesting assistance from the public in locating a 15-year-old Kyle boy who has been missing since Sept. 30. John-Daius Monsevias was last seen in the Austin area. Anyone with any information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact Detective Brian Wahlert a...

Anita Miller An out-of-state temporary protective order was released Thursday by the attorney of a Lehman High School student assaulted by a substitute teacher last week. The attack on the 16-year-old female student was captured on cell phone video. Along with the protective order, attorney Paul Bat...

BY ALBERT SANCHEZ Enzo DeMarco is an 8th grader at Dripping Springs Middle School. He is an active DS Tiger who plays left tackle for the football team. Enzo was recently admitted into Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin where he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Enzo and his family ar...

The Dripping Springs, Wimberley and Hays school districts received top grades in their FIRST rating from the Texas Education Agency, a system which has been used for the past 17 years to measure the quality of school districts’ financial management and reporting. The report ensures that Texas public...

More than 500 runners came to Dripping Springs for the Run by the Creek 5K and 10K – a fast, fun and rolling course that parallels and crosses Onion Creek. The run is made possible through The Dripping Springs Running Club (DSRC). DSRC was formed as a nonprofit organization for the purpose of making...

New ordinances have been created by the Dripping Springs Planning and Zoning Commission in response to a new state law that puts a time crunch on planning and zoning staff. State law HB 3167 no longer requires public notice for new plat developments and allows the construction of buildings not up to...