Language in the agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees addresses “Consultation with legal counsel regarding Superintendent Resignation Agreement, appointment of interim superintendent and related matters.” Todd Washburn had been Superintendent of Schools in the Dri...

Hays County   –Due to a new reporting system recently implemented at the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), today’s update from the Hays County Local Health Department will contain 22 additional COVID-related fatalities. The new cases are a result of enhanced reporting protocols from ...

HAYS COUNTY —The route of Kinder Morgan’s Permian ˙Highway Pipeline is about 99 percent mechanically complete’ through the Texas Hill Country and is on track to be carrying natural gas from West Texas to near Houston early next year. Company   VP Allen Fore told the Hays Free Press/News Dispatch tha...

Sahar Chmais  A literal burst of color will be making its way into Dripping Springs on Oct. 31 to bring a bright and colorful feeling into the mundane pandemic life.  What was originally a Color Run intended for Dripping Springs High School expanded to involve the community. This is the first time t...

  Anita Miller The driver of a vehicle who was shot by authorities   earlier this week after refusing to pull over for a traffic stop has been identified as 43-year-old Richard Pollock of San Antonio. Richard Pollock (HCSO booking photo) The Hays County Sheriff’s Office said he was behind the wheel ...

  juvenile suspect has   been charged with murder in the death of 48-old Janie Rebecca Loredo Zapata, who died in a fire in her home in the 400 block of Overlook Drive in Elliott Ranch May 15. Fire crews were still on the scene hours after the fire was out. Photo by Anita Miller The suspect was deta...

Sahar Chmais As the city of Dripping Springs continues to grow, so do the services. The latest service residents will be able to utilize is the city’s Emergency Management Department. In years prior, Dripping Springs would depend on the Hays County Emergency Management Department. The underlying iss...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – The wedding industry continues to change rapidly as the COVID-19 pandemic  brings more surprises. Some venues, like  the Terrace Club, are still welcoming events — even if they are smaller than years past. Dripping Springs is a popular location for hosting wedding...

by Anita Miller Austin’s tight real estate market is continuing to influence home sales, price and availability in Hays County, where the most recent Central Texas Housing Market report shows Hays County leading the region in some key indicators of the market’s overall health. The latest report puts...

Staff Report It’s still a long-range model, but forecasters are calling for drought conditions to return to much of Texas by early next year. The prediction is based on the developing La Niña phenomena, which occurs when sea level temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific are below normal. The ...