By Brittany Anderson DRIPPING SPRINGS — It was a day of love, acceptance and a lot of rainbows — but most of all, pride.   Pride of Dripping Springs held its second annual pride festival at Dripping Springs Ranch Park on June 25. Hundreds of attendees of all ages, genders and sexualities gathered to...

By C.J. Vetter DRIPPING SPRINGS–   A new development of over 100 acres is bringing more homes to the city of Dripping Springs. Public development district (PDD) Grove Village was approved by the city council at the June 21 meeting. The new PDD will cover a wide area directly connected to Sports Park...

Staff Report WIMBERLEY — After sitting outside enjoying “The Best Little Parade in Texas,” what could be better than sitting in air conditioning listening to beautiful music by two of Wimberley’s best and longest running musical groups? The Wimberley Community Chorus and Hill Country Community Band ...

By C.J. Vetter Photo by Kimberly Fannin AUSTIN - Protests erupted last weekend in Austin, following the climactic overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court.   Hundreds of people arrived with signs protesting the decision, and police were mobilized to ensure order and peace amongst the group as...

By Brittany Anderson Hays CISD is working diligently to ensure that the district’s safety and security protocols are effective, up to date and fully understood by parents, students and administration.   Jeri Skrocki, Head of District Safety & Security in Hays CISD, gave a presentation over the proto...

By C.J. Vetter BUDA - The Whispering Hollow subdivision was a hot topic for the Buda City Council last week. The council received a long-awaited report from the Implementation Committee regarding the subdivision. The situation in the subdivision has been an ongoing issue for numerous years, as water...

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS – A $101 million budget was approved by the Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) Board on Monday.     The approved DSISD budget includes $20 million in recapture (payment back to the state) and nearly $67.5 million in payroll for more than 1,000 district employees. Recapture an...

By C.J. Vetter KYLE - Meridian Parham, a Hays County resident, reached the finals of the Writers League of Texas 2022 manuscript contest with her short story, “Daughters of the Mountain.”   Parham, who graduated from Hays High school in 2018, grew up in the Buda and Kyle area. She earned her bachelo...

By C.J. Vetter HAYS COUNTY -   Former unhoused individuals members of the homeless population recently had an opportunity to receive furniture for their new homes. The Central Texas H.O.M.E Center, an organization dedicated to addressing the homeless crisis, helped the new residents furnish their ho...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY – Carol Jane Cutler died peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, surrounded by her husband and close family at her Driftwood home.   Carol Jane Cutler Cutler, 71, was well-known in the community as the wife of Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler – who has been serving the county for o...