By Moses Leos III  UPDATE:  Hays High principal David Pierce sent a letter to the Hays community Sunday afternoon informing them of the passing of David Null.  Pierce said in his letter that the school has arranged for the Hays High counseling team to be on hand to support students.  "Students wil...

by Jeff Wilkinson   M uch attention has been paid in recent months to the environmental aspects of the City of Dripping Springs’ proposed wastewater-system expansion and requisite discharge permit.  And, rightly so.  It’s an incredibly complex project with many moving parts.    I’m glad our communit...

Guest column by Wes Pitts   I n a recent op-ed, Patrick Rose applauded the decision by the city of Dripping Springs to expand the South Regional Wastewater Treatment System, a move to keep the city from running out of wastewater capacity by 2017. No one should fault the city for taking steps to prev...

by Patrick Rose   T he City of Dripping Springs is moving forward with an expansion of the South Regional Wastewater Treatment System, which serves the wastewater needs of our growing community.   The facts are simple – unless we act now, we could run out of wastewater capacity by 2017, a reality th...

  By Moses Leos III  Concerns over missed instructional time for athletes and coaches due to travel, along with potential travel problems for parents, has Hays CISD appealing the University Interscholastic League's (UIL) district realignment assignements for Hays and Lehman athletics.  In a letter t...

By Moses Leos III Soon after starting up the Jester King Brewery outside of Dripping Springs, owner Jefferey Stuffings realized the rapid pace of growth experienced in the area. But with the purchase of 58 acres of land, Stuffings and his partners at Jester King hope to stave off development near th...

  by Moses Leos III  An autopsy has been ordered into the death of a 2013 Hays High graduate and Texas State football player who passed away Wednesday afternoon.  According to Hays County Precinct No. 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith, Will Trevillion, 20, was pronounced dead at 1:43 p.m. Wednesday ...

By Moses Leos III Dripping Springs Tiger wrestler Luke Hodsden only needed 16 seconds on Dec. 9 to reach the milestone of 100 career wins. By pinning a Hendrickson Hawk opponent, Hodsden became the first Dripping Springs Tiger to reach that mark. “I’ve had faster,” Hodsden said when asked if that wa...

By Moses Leos III With 15 years of experience as an interior decorator, Dripping Springs resident and Before Your Eyes Interiors owner Heather Bateman understands the challenges of getting a house ready for the holidays.  Armed with that knowledge, Bateman has turned it into a business venture that ...

By Moses Leos III The third time was finally the charm in the Dripping Springs Tigers quest for an elusive state title.  An emphatic final point scored by sophomore Graceyn Tippens allowed Dripping Springs to exact revenge and claim the UIL Class 5A state championship via a 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-2...