Half-pipe dreams come true: Skate park rolling into Dripping Springs

Community, Dripping Springs, News

June 15, 2022

By Megan Wehring

DRIPPING SPRINGS – Skaters in Dripping Springs will be doing kickflips soon.

The city of Dripping Springs is entering into an interlocal agreement with Hays County and the Dripping Springs Community Foundation, with coordination from the Dripping Springs Skate Park Initiative, to fund the construction of a regional skate park at Founders Memorial Park.

The Dripping Springs City Council first approved the skate park proposal in 2017 and then entered into a license agreemen...

Hays County, Main, News

County hosts Darden Hill town hall

Community invited to give feedback DRIFTWOOD — The county garnered community feedback on improvements to Darden Hill Road last week. A community meeti...

May 24, 2023

Dripping Springs, Main, News

DS approves shared use paths for Roger Hanks

DRIPPING SPRINGS — On Tuesday, May 16, Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved the expenditure of funds for Roger Hanks Extension shared us...

May 24, 2023

Community, Dripping Springs, News

DS considers repealing Co-Sponsorship Policy

Council postpones action DRIPPING SPRINGS — Banners were a hot topic of discussion last week in Dripping Springs. At its May 2 meeting, Dripping Sprin...

May 10, 2023

Dripping Springs, News

DS approves reimbursement for water line relocation

DRIPPING SPRINGS — On May 2, Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved a reimbursement agreement between the city and Dripping Springs Water ...

May 10, 2023

Buda, Dripping Springs, Hays County, Kyle, Main, News

Hays CISD, DSISD approve bonds, new board members

These are unofficial election results as of 9:48 p.m. on May 6, with all locations reporting. * denotes the majority vote(s). Hays CISD Board of Tru...

May 7, 2023

Buda, Dripping Springs, Hays County, Kyle, Main, News, San Marcos, Wimberley

ESD 1 seeks approval for Prop A

Measure would allow North Hays County to move tax cap HAYS COUNTY — North Hays County Emergency Services District 1 (ESD1) is seeking the voters’ appr...

May 3, 2023

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Newborn abandoned in bathroom, mother arrested for murder

By By: Natalie Frels natalie@haysfreepress.com

May 19, 2023

This story was updated as of 6:15 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023 to add additional information. KYLE — A Kyle woman was arrested on Thursday for murder,...

Kyle, News

Kyle to host weekend-long fair

By By: Megan Navarro megan@haysfreepress.com

May 17, 2023

City aims to break world record for number of people with same name in same location KYLE — Those looking for a weekend full of barbecued ribs, margar...

Hays County, News

Hays CISD campus teachers recognized

May 17, 2023

HAYS COUNTY — Twenty-six educators were recently recognized as Campus Teachers of the Year in Hays CISD. On May 4 at Thistlewood Manor and Gardens in ...

Education, Hays County...

Hays CISD announces district teachers of the year

By By: Megan Navarro megan@haysfreepress.com

May 17, 2023

HAYS COUNTY — “I still can’t wrap my brain around it,” said Kimberlie Williams, a second-grade educator at Pfluger Elementary School. Teachers foster ...

Hays County, Main...

Former officer waives arraignment

By By: Natalie Frels natalie@haysfreepress.com, By: Brittany Kelley

May 24, 2023

HCSO corrections officer waives hearing for charge of deadly conduct in fatal shooting SAN MARCOS — Former Hays County corrections officer Isaiah Garc...

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