Looking ahead Hays Rebels (3-2, 2-1) vs Anderson Trojans (2-3, 0-3) When : Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Where : Bob Shelton Stadium Last week: Hays 46, Lehman 9; Akins 28, Lehman 13 Last meeting (2014): Hays 27, Anderson 14 Players to watch: Hays – QB Cody Reiley, RB Cody Gandy, RB Cade Powell, WR Du...

By Todd Purcell, Mayor of Dripping Springs I’ve lived in Dripping Springs much of my life. It’s my home.  My kids have grown up here; my family planted roots on Onion Creek decades ago.  I am fiercely protective of our city and our natural resources.  I also have the privilege of serving as mayor, a...

  Staff report The Hays Lady Rebel volleyball team took the first leg of their season series with the Lehman Lobos Friday via a 25-10, 25-13, 25-10 win at the Lobo Den. Hays' Hailee Morton led the way with a match high seven kills. Mackenzie Coates scored 13 assists in the match, with Ashley Slovak ...

  by Moses Leos III The Hays Rebels’ dominion over the Lehman Lobos will continue for another season.  Thirty-nine unanswered points Friday paved the way for Hays’ 46-9 win over Lehman at Shelton Stadium.  Hays (3-2, 2-1) improves their record to 10-0 in their all-time series against Lehman. The Reb...

O nion Creek is both a defining landmark and a potent talisman for our community, symbolizing as it does both the bounteous wonder and the fragility of our little part of the world. In peril from recurrent drought and changing climate, and even development on its banks, now Onion Creek could become ...

  Staff report A 12 kill effort from junior Hailee Morton guided the Hays Lady Rebel volleyball team to a 25-13, 25-18, 25-20 win over the Del Valle Cardinals Friday at Bales Gym.  Hays (14-17, 3-3) breaks its two game district losing streak and returns to .500 in district play.  Hays High junior Ma...

  by Moses Leos III When the going got tough Friday, the Hays Rebels starting running.  An adherence to the ground game laid the foundation for Hays' 48-14 win over the Del Valle Cardinals at Shelton Stadium. Hays (2-2, 1-1) breaks its two game losing streak and evens its district and overall record...

  Looking ahead  Hays (1-2, 0-1) vs. Del Valle (1-2, 1-0)  When: Friday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m.  Where: Bob Shelton Stadium Last week: Lake Travis 49, Hays 13; Del Valle 25, Akins 22 Last meeting (2014): Hays 37, Del Valle 17 Players to watch:  Hays – QB Cody Reiley, QB Issaac Castilleja, RB Cody Gan...

By Paige Lambert The land was supposed to be a zoo, then a retail store, then a restaurant. The restaurant would later become one of Dripping Springs’ most well-known attractions. Nutty Brown Café. The name brings to mind music, family, food. But it’s going to be a thing of the past, come 2016, as t...

  By Spencer Spilman The Hays Rebels opened up 14-6A play Friday with a visit to Cavalier Stadium to face the powerhouse Lake Travis Cavaliers.  But it was all Lake Travis from start to finish as the Cavaliers defeated Hays 49-13.  Lake Travis sped out to a quick lead as Cavalier quarterback Charlie...