By Anita Miller No one was injured in a barn fire apparently sparked by a man trying to fry a turkey Wednesday morning, authorities said. Deputy Stephen Traeger of the Hays County Sheriff's Office a vehicle also burned when a propane tank exploded. The barn was totally destroyed by flames. KXAN is r...

Submitted Report Le Vacher, a new restaurant concept set to open in Dripping Springs in spring 2020 will feature a French-forward menu with Texas influences. Created by executive chef and owner Chef Jacob Euler, Le Vacher meaning “The Herdsman” in French, will feature cooking showcased by a love for...

Some students from Dripping Springs High School recently participated in a panel discussion at Google headquarters in Austin requested by the director of youth initiatives for Special Olympics Texas. They included freshman Trinity Turner (second from left) and junior Bella Froidcoeur (third from lef...

A young woman is looking for a match, not a Tinder match, but a bone marrow match. A four-time cancer survivor is in need of a bone marrow transplant, as she enters her 5th round of cancer at age 21. The only way to end Lizzie Tennyson’s cycle with cancer is to find a bone marrow match, but as a bir...

With the state-mandated waiting period expired, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees on Thursday officially hired Todd Washburn as superintendent of schools. Washburn, who most recently served as associate superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment at Eanes ISD, was named lone f...

Hays County’s Elections website was ranked best in the state in a recent study by the League of Women Voters (LWV). “Engaging language on elections page invites visitors to vote, register to vote and be a poll worker,” judges said. “There are many items to discover, even a section for Navigating the...

Airbnb will begin collecting and remitting the Hotel Occupancy Tax (7 percent) on behalf of its Kyle host community on Dec. 1, the company announced today. The tax agreement joins Kyle with several other Texas cities and the state in fully benefiting from people visiting via home sharing and short-t...

LGBTQ advocacy organization Equality Texas celebrated its 30th anniversary on Nov. 16. The five founding members of the Texas Legislature’s LGBTQ Caucus were honored at the celebratory gala for their work championing equal rights during the 86th Legislative Session. Representative Erin Zwiener (D-Dr...

Sometimes the easiest way to enjoy Central Texas’ cool spring-fed rivers and pools is slowly, a toe at a time. The same can be true of shepherding the future of the land surrounding that cool water. Last week, Hays County stuck its first toe in by voting to pursue a plan, partnering with the Nature ...

Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is offering 10 local high school students the opportunity to visit the nation’s capital next summer as part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s 2020 Youth Tour program. Applications are now open. Each summer, PEC’s teen delegates join more t...