SAN MARCOS — On Aug. 7, the San Marcos Academy celebrated the beginning of its 117th school year. Of the 334 students that started school on Wednesday, 90 of them were new to the campus. San Marcos Academy has a diverse population of students from around the world, across the United States and all o...

The Garlic Creek Homeowner's Association presented a check in the amount of $5,748.22 to the city of Buda at the Aug. 6 city council meeting from the 2024 Garlic Creek 5K/10K Race fundraiser. The 2023 race resulted in a donation to the city of $2,365.58 and in 2022, a total of $4,786.94 was donated....

KYLE — The annual back-to-school haircut event hosted by local barber Tony Arredondo was back in full swing, and under a new name, this past weekend on Aug. 11. Previously, the free haircut event, now titled Kidz, Cutz and Curlz, was hosted by Gentlemen’s Grooming 101, but according to Arredondo, af...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  – A fundraiser that helps fight hunger in the community of Dripping Springs is back in operation for its 27th year. The Empty Bowls Project will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3 at Dripping Springs Ranch Park and Event Center. This annual family event benefits Dripp...

KYLE — Starting Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Kyle Police Department will implement a Back-to-School Safety Initiative focused on traffic safety during school drop-off and pick-up times. Key aspects of the initiative include a strong focus on traffic safety with specific attention to several critical areas....

(Editor's Note: This story was updated on Monday, Aug. 12 to reflect that the project began on Monday, Aug. 12, not Thursday, Aug. 8 as originally planned.) KYLE – Due to technical issues, Viking Construction will begin a citywide micro-surfacing project on Monday, Aug. 12 to Wednesday, Aug. 21. Wor...

BUDA — Memory care residents at Buda Oaks recently experienced an invigorating Fitness Fun Day last week, which featured resistance band exercises led by Stephen Laperouse from FOX Rehabilitation. Laperouse, a specialist certified in LSVT BIG, a Parkinson's treatment program, guided the residents th...

The Knights of Columbus Council 8156 hosted its 4th Annual Siena Car Show at Buck’s Backyard in Buda on Sunday, Aug. 4. Proceeds from the show benefitted the Autism Society of Texas, as well as Knights of Columbus local charities.

AUSTIN  – Shield Ranch Barton Creek was officially certified as an Urban Night Sky Place by DarkSky International, joining three neighboring designated Dark Sky Places: Dripping Springs and Bee Cave, which are both International Dark Sky Communities, as well as Travis County Milton Reimers Ranch Par...

Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Texas and Rambo Masonic Lodge of Dripping Springs participated in a cornerstone leveling ceremony on July 17 for a Masonic cornerstone at the new North Hays County EMS Medic 75 location on Ranch Road 12; a cornerstone was also placed for the new EMS Medic 74 loc...