By Moses Leos III The third time was finally the charm in the Dripping Springs Tigers quest for an elusive state title.  An emphatic final point scored by sophomore Graceyn Tippens allowed Dripping Springs to exact revenge and claim the UIL Class 5A state championship via a 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-2...

By Moses Leos III An agreement involving Kyle and the Dahlstrom family property could be the first of many dominos the city hopes could fall in its quest to attain the Anthem subdivision.  By a 6-0 vote Tuesday, the Kyle City Council approved the agreement, which paves the way the Dahlstrom family t...

I learned to swim in Onion Creek.  My dad, Doc McCormick, even forged Onion Creek one stormy night to deliver a baby.  My own 14 grandchildren delight in fishing and swimming in the creek.  They love nothing more than swinging on a rope from one of the big cypress trees into the creek.   My concern ...

The City of Dripping Springs recently filed an application for a discharge permit with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).   This permit would allow us to expand our wastewater system, which is badly needed, not only to prepare for future development, but also to meet current deman...

By Belle Nelson The City of Buda won’t dump treated wastewater into Onion Creek, even though it’s within the safe and sanitary conditions established by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). That announcement came during the council’s Oct. 13 regular meeting as part of a press releas...

Submitted report For a second straight year, the historic district of Dripping Springs will play host to the annual Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival.  The festival, which features a variety of singer/songwriter showcases, will be held October 16-18 along Mercer Street.   Event stages will be lo...

By Todd Purcell, Mayor of Dripping Springs I’ve lived in Dripping Springs much of my life. It’s my home.  My kids have grown up here; my family planted roots on Onion Creek decades ago.  I am fiercely protective of our city and our natural resources.  I also have the privilege of serving as mayor, a...

O nion Creek is both a defining landmark and a potent talisman for our community, symbolizing as it does both the bounteous wonder and the fragility of our little part of the world. In peril from recurrent drought and changing climate, and even development on its banks, now Onion Creek could become ...

By Paige Lambert The land was supposed to be a zoo, then a retail store, then a restaurant. The restaurant would later become one of Dripping Springs’ most well-known attractions. Nutty Brown Café. The name brings to mind music, family, food. But it’s going to be a thing of the past, come 2016, as t...

by Moses Leos III Four Hays County men are among the over 170 people arrested following a deadly shootout between police and biker gangs at a Waco Twin Peaks restaurant on May 17. According to information gathered from Waco television station KWTX, Lawrence Raymond Yager, 66, of Buda, Matthew Yocum,...