KYLE — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the district’s compensation plan and budget for the 2024-25 school year at its June 24 meeting. At the June 17 agenda review, Chief Human Resources Officer Christina Courson presented the Hays CISD compensation plan. She began by discussing...

KYLE –– At approximately 4:53 p.m. on Monday, July 1, the Kyle Police Department responded to a call for a shooting at the 7/11 located at 20925 IH-35. When officers arrived on scene, they found one male victim that had sustained multiple gunshot wounds during an attempted robbery and the suspect ha...

WIMBERLEY — Raymond Banda, 52, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after the Hays County SWAT Team conducted a warrant service at the 4000 block of Ledgerock Road in Wimberley at approximately 3 a.m. on June 27. A carefully planned operation was executed to ensure t...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Some talented musicians have played live at the Sidecar Tasting Room since its opening on Old Fitzhugh Road. Some are well-known, some are known and some are unknown. Ryker Pantano, a 12-year-old locally known piano player and singer from Dripping Springs, is one of those who may ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — An irrigation project at the Sports and Recreation Park in Dripping Springs is expected to be complete in July. At its June 18 meeting, Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved the Beneficial Reuse Irrigation Project as part of an effort to bring reclaimed water to the f...

The Dripping Springs High School Hi-Steppers and cheerleaders pose for a photo with the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees at the groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, June 18 for the sixth elementary school in the district. Located on the western edge of the Headwaters neighborhood off Mira Vista Dr...

At its June 18 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court recognized June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. According to the proclamation signed by the commissioners, Pride Month is a time to remember the gift of diversity, “as our LGBTQIA+ neighbors have made, and continue to make, great and lasting contr...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Following a public hearing during it's June 24 meeting, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $123.68 million total budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, with a deficit of $2.89 million. The district is projected to end the 2023-24 fiscal year with a fund...

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, which provides an opportunity to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and how to start a conversation with someone who is showing signs of the disease. Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible brain disease that slowly damages memory, the ability to think...