Members of the Lehman High JROTC presented the colors and raised the flags at a Memorial Day service at the Wimberley Veterans Memorial. Above, a veteran pays his respects for fallen service members. The ceremony was one of a handful of events held in honor of fallen Hays County servicemen and women...

Authorities have identified a body found in a wooded area in Dripping Springs May 14 as that of a man who went missing earlier in the month. Alcaraz Domingo Alcaraz, 45, of Spring, was discovered in a heavily wooded area in the 3400 block of McGregor Lane in Dripping Springs. According to a Hays Cou...

While it took two tries, Dripping Springs area residents May 22 elected a new Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace into office for the first time in over a decade. John Burns John Burns, a Navy veteran and practicing attorney, claimed a landslide victory over attorney Robert Avera in a runoff for the JP4 sea...

High starting salaries, combined with the growing need for nurses in Texas, has pushed local entities to provide training so more of the workforce can enter the medical field. With National Nurses Week lasting from May 6 through May 12, the personal-finance website WalletHub released a report on whi...

A decision on giving the city of Austin affected party status in the fight over Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit was deferred Monday by the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) to a later date. Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit calls for the authorization of discharge of treated domes...

HaysCo offices closed for Memorial Day Hays County offices will be closed Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. Offices for the city of Dripping Springs and the city of Wimberley will be closed Monday as well. Offices will reopen at their regular times on Tuesday, May 29. Hays County Commis...

Roughly $13,000 owed in a leasing dispute by the Democratic candidate for Hays County Judge was partially waived by San Marcos city leaders May 1, but not without controversy. The issue centered on a dispute between Ruben Becerra and the city of San Marcos over his acquisition of the Dixie Cream Don...

Recent advances in technology is helping Hays County officials to better accommodate the process of appraising properties. Every three years, every parcel of property in Hays County is reviewed by the Hays County Appraisal District (CAD) to assess the value of a property. With around 95,000 properti...

A rodeo cowboy learned the hard way how a brahma bull handles business during a ride in the Bailey-Kay Hutson “Riding on a Dream” event held at Dripping Springs Ranch Park May 19. The annual bull ride is held to help Hutson, a Dripping Springs High alumna born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, fu...

Authorities have identified a body found in a wooded area near Dripping Springs May 14 as a man who had been reported missing earlier this month. According to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release, authorities were dispatched to the 3400 block of McGregor Lane in Dripping Springs May 14 in re...