WIMBERLEY — The Barnabas Connection will be hosting the Christmas Store for the 11th year on Dec. 7, 8 and 10. Wimberley has several options for families to receive assistance around the holidays, but the Barnabas Connection Christmas Store provides families with a way to provide their children with...

DRIPPING SPRINGS— Al Gonzalez is a native New Yorker who moved from Boston to Austin in 1987.  Along the way, he and his wife, Jackie, built their careers and raised three children.  A love of the Hill Country and a desire to be closer to their kids brought the couple to Dripping Springs five years ...

Panera Bread began in 1987 and has since expanded into thousands of locations across the nation and specializes in soups, sandwiches, salads, pizza and pastries. To celebrate the opening of the Kyle location, the first 50 community members in line received free bagels for a year.

WIMBERLEY — Incumbent Andrea Justus was re-elected to WISD Board of Trustees Place 1, overcoming challenger Benjamin Kiowski with a total of 4,455, or 53.16%, votes during the Nov. 5 election. School finances and funding are the topics that Justus called the “most critical issue[s] facing WISD.” As ...

JOHNSON CITY —  On Oct. 18-19, Pedernales Electric Cooperative lineworkers competed against more than 200 teams at the International Lineman’s Rodeo in Overland Park, Kansas. PEC apprentice lineworker and journeyworker teams competed in multiple events, bringing home a total of six trophies. PEC pla...

MANCHACA —   An independent filmmaker in Austin is going back to her Hays County roots for the production of her own short film. Tyra Williams attended Negley Elementary School and Wallace Middle School before making her way to Akins High School and then, later, earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in f...

Located in Kyle, Milburn “Bubba” and Rhonda King have been hosting a Halloween display and haunted house in their front yard and garage for 18 years. Every year, they add to their display and invite everyone to come and visit, leading up to Halloween where they have a haunted house in their garage. ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS —  In partnership with Flying Fish Swim Academy and Cerebral Palsy Awareness Transition Hope (CPATH), The Innovation Treehouse delivered a custom-made Mario Kart-themed Halloween costume to a Dripping Springs family. With custom glowing blue lights, sound effects and fans inside the...

DRIPPING SPRINGS— Milena Christopher of Dripping Springs has been selected as one of 40 individuals to serve as a 2024-25 Texas Bar Foundation nominating chair. Nominating chairs for each of the 17 State Bar of Texas districts are selected for their outstanding professional achievements and their de...