HAYS COUNTY — In an effort to keep students safe, Hays CISD has implemented a dismissal order at all campuses that requires walkers to be the last to leave. Under the new policy, bus riders will be the first dismissed, then parent pickup, student drivers and student walkers. Earlier this year, a stu...

BUDA — “I realized that these students need their own class where they can be stars,” said Hays High School Head Theatre Director Lory Stewart, recalling why she developed the Adaptive Musical Theatre with Supportive Peers course in 2019. For the past 20-plus years, Stewart has been writing and dire...

This article has been updated to reflect a change from Alliance Industrial to Alliance Regional Water Authority. KYLE — At the State of the City luncheon held on Tuesday, Aug. 22, hosted by the Kyle Chamber of Commerce, city leaders provided updates to constituents about the progress that has occurr...

Project ART Wimberley raised a total of $3,551 for art supplies to help support programs at four Wimberley ISD campuses.

Readers submitted photos of their children on the first day of school. Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD's first day was Tuesday, Aug. 15. Wimberley ISD will begin classes on Wednesday, Aug. 16.

HAYS COUNTY — In order to have up-to-date materials for students, Hays CISD is purchasing new textbooks for some Advanced Placement classes. On July 24, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of materials and support for Advanced Placement Biology 2 and Advanced Placement ...

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of additional buses last week. Totaling $1,522,012, the 2023 Bond purchase from Longhorn Bus Sales includes 10 buses, with seven for regular routes and three for special education. The timeframe for getting buses right n...

Antonio Arredondo, co-owner of Gentlemen’s Grooming 101, cuts a young resident’s hair at Cutz4Kidz. Gentlemen's Grooming 101 started the event years ago and it has only grown, with more than 30 barbers attending this year. The event was held at the Krug Activity Center on July 29.

HAYS COUNTY — Hays CISD is adding more school resource officers (SRO) to the district. During the consent agenda portion of its July 24 meeting, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved an interlocal agreement between the district and Hays County to provide three additional full-time SROs. This woul...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — It has been a long year for the Drip’n Honey Bee Club at Dripping Springs High School, but hard work has paid off with the first-ever honey harvest. The club — made possible thanks to a $5,000 Innovative Teaching Grant and $2,000 from the Texas Honey Bee Education Association, an ...