As the school year draws near, the Lehman High Naval Junior ROTC ramped up drill practices in preparation for the season’s events.

New Rebel band director aims for state in 2018 Following an 11-year history of success in Fredericksburg, John Rauschuber is ready for a new challenge when he leads the Hays High band this fall. Rauschuber, who takes over for longtime director Tony Leflet, looks to add a depth of musicality to the R...

Two A's and one C are the grades three Hays County school districts received as part of the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) A-F academic accountability rating system, which was unveiled Wednesday. While Dripping Springs and Wimberley both earned top marks, struggles in several areas led Hays CISD to ...

It has been a tad warm around my place recently. How warm? Well, hot water now comes out of both taps. Chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs. I turned on my sprinkler and steam came out. Trees are whistling for dogs. I even heard the pig say: “I’m bacon.” These torrid temperatures make my backyard bi...

On Aug. 11-12, Dripping Springs ISD teamed up with community partners H-E-B, Broadway Bank and the Helping Hands Food Pantry for the annual back-to-school supply drive to benefit members of the Tiger Nation. The drive was a huge success and will help fill the supply lists for more than 300 students....

Wimberley Independent School District teachers, staff and administrators joined together for the 2018-19 school year convocation on Aug. 9 at the J. Gary Wyatt and Lydia Miller-Wyatt Lone Star Theatre. The event is a traditional kick-off for the district toward the new academic year. Presenting the ...

Starting this school year, Dripping Springs ISD will offer an orchestra program for its students.  The orchestras will be comprised of students from Dripping Springs High, Dripping Springs Middle School and Sycamore Springs Middle School. For the 2018-19 school year, Dripping Springs High will offer...

Clutched tightly in the hand of longtime Central Texan Buster Dale Saturday was a more than 70-year-old photo that spoke beyond its borders. Buster Dale Saturday displays a more than 70-year-old photo circa early 1940s, showing Dale with friends and relatives in a grade school photo at the long gone...

Few answers into the investigation of vandalism at Carpenter Hill Elementary could be found Friday afternoon as clean-up crews tried to bring normalcy back to the campus. Despite their best efforts, a scene of carnage and mayhem wasn't hard to miss. Computers and copiers in areas near the main entra...

The clicks of a metronome and the sounds of music are hitting Hays and Lehman high as the schools’ marching bands are preparing for the 2018 school year. Both bands began practices Aug. 1 and will continue summer practices until the first day of school on Aug. 27. The Lehman High Lobo Band will be p...