U.S. 290 closures Temporary lane closures along U.S. Highway 290 are upcoming as construction continues on the Roger Hanks Parkway extension. Construction crews will be doing concrete curb and drainage work Aug. 3 to Aug. 6. During this timeframe, the outer westbound lane of U.S. 290 near the constr...

Dripping Springs ISD trustee Mary Jane Hetrick has earned the designation of Master Trustee upon completion of Leadership TASB, a program sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). During the fifth session, which was held June 22 – 24, school board members in the 2016–2017 Leadershi...

Drew Wilson, who will be a freshman at Dripping Springs High School this fall, received honorable mention honors at the 2017 National PTA Reflections competition.  He was honored for his photo, “Choosing My Colors.” Wilson’s entry moved on to the national level after receiving an Award of Excellence...

Earlier this month, Hays High was represented at the 50th annual Conference on National Affairs in Black Mountain, North Carolina by incoming seniors Jordan Clements and Evan Vollbrecht. The week-long Conference on National Affairs is attended by delegations and high-achieving students from over 40 ...

fter three arduous weeks of rehearsals, Lehman High School’s varsity Mariachi Los Lobos earned 2nd place honors at the Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque, which was held last week in Albuquerque, NM. The event is a yearly workshop and competition that attracts mariachi musicians from across the Uni...

Changes continue to take place within Hays CISD’s top staff as the district promoted from within to fill a necessary position. On July 25, the Hays CISD board of trustees named Alejandro Góngora as the Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools. The move comes as Hays CISD fills open positions w...

(photo by David Bowe) More than a dozen Hays CISD middle school students reached the mid-way point in this week’s Camp Invention, a program that challenges students’ creativity, innovation and problem solving skills. The program, hosted by Barton Middle School, has students go through two modules pe...

The Lehman Lobo Marching Band has begun its annual trek from a mass of enthusiastic, but largely untrained members to the fine-tuned unit that will perform competitively in just a few short months. Band members spent time with new staff member Matt Garrison who put them through their early training ...

Noah Hendricks (center) joins other padawans as they learn basic lightsaber and force skills during Star Wars day at the Kyle Public Library. (photo by Moses Leos III) The Kyle Public LIbrary traveled to galaxy far, far away Saturday as they celebrated the end of the 2017 Summer Reading Program by c...

eon clad revelers joined together under the glow of dark lights in donating to a worthy cause at the inaugural Neon Club Extravaganza in Buda Saturday. The benefit, which was held as a fundraiser for the Hays County Food Bank, was a collaborative effort by Danny Payne, owner of Nate’s Bar, and Jayna...