Students greet teachers and staff at Cypress Springs Elementary. Rooster Springs Elementary students and parents are thankful for the crossing guard to keep them safe. DS Elementary hallways are packed on the first day of school.

By Brittany Anderson After Hays County judge Ruben Becerra’s controversial mask mandate last week, Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) school board members met in front of a full house for an emergency meeting on Aug. 16 to discuss how the district will move forward in response to the mandate. Parents and ...

By Brittany Anderson Wearing blue shirts in solidarity, parents and students showed up to a special meeting of the Hays CISD school board on Aug. 12 to share their thoughts on the board’s COVID-19 protocols for the upcoming school year. After Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright sent out COVID response up...

By Megan Wehring Ahead of the start of school later this week, Hays CISD is still looking to fill teaching positions. Due to the state of Texas not providing funding for full virtual learning, the district is offering a Homebound Academy program for students who may need to stay home for medical rea...

By Brittany Anderson After 50 years, Tina Fretwell has finally found a piece of herself she’s been searching for her entire life. Born in 1970 in Da Nang, Vietnam during the midst of the Vietnam War, the only thing Tina ever found out about her father was that he was an American soldier named David....

By Megan Wehring BUDA — From seeing the excitement on children’s faces to watching them grow into mature adults, Martha Sanders archived several favorite memories during her time at the Buda Public Library. After nearly two decades as a children’s librarian, Sanders touched the lives of many familie...

By Brittany Anderson An upcoming railroad siding project has residents of Creekside Village, a neighborhood in Kyle, concerned for their safety and privacy, among other things. Railroad siding is a track to the side of the main line that allows trains to pass and the uploading and offloading of stoc...

By Brittany Anderson BUDA - Buda is one step closer to seeing improved roads and parks. The Buda Bonds package was unanimously approved by city council during a special meeting on Aug. 12. The bond will now be placed on November’s election ballot. The bond package has been deliberated on by the Buda...

By Sahar Chmais People going to school will be required to wear masks after Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra issued an Executive Order Friday evening, Aug. 13.  Becerra’s decision came after monitoring the spike in hospital admissions, how highly contagious the Delta variant has been and that childre...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS  – Dripping Springs is looking at a budget with $10.5 million in revenue. The city council continues to hold workshops ahead of the vote to set the FY 2022 budget next month. In the proposed general fund budget, the city is looking at $10,561,779.93 in revenue and $...