Staff Report KYLE – The issue dominated Hays CISD-related social media and many school board discussions over the summer is on the back burner for now. It’s now official that the Rebel is out as the mascot at Hays High School but, according to a district spokesman, the process to replace it is now...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY — Halloween is right around the corner and even faced with the pandemic, the local communities are celebrating in their own way. Residents are getting creative this year because trick or treating is off the table for some. According to Centers for Disease Control and Pre...

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  SAN MARCOS – Registration for the spring semester at Texas State University will begin at 7 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, for select groups. Students’ spring time tickets are assigned based on classification (e.g., senior, junior) but also divided into time slots based on overall hours earned as of Sep...

On October 12, 2020 at the age of 62, Linda Marie Ramirez of Kyle, Texas, entered the Heavenly Kingdom, surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born February 10, 1958 to Alejandro and Rosa Valenzuela Gomez in Brownsville, Texas. Linfs Ramirez She graduated from James Pace High School with the cla...

Sahar Chmais  The Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo is still happening this year on Oct. 16 and 17, but the event will be a little different -- instead of a fair and rodeo, it will only showcase a rodeo for two consecutive nights.  Even though the city has not withheld hosting the rodeo, there will be...

Staff Report Twenty Dripping Springs High School students have been recognized as College Board National Recognition Program Scholars. This honor was available to high school seniors who scored in the top 2.5% of PSAT/NMSQT tests and identified as one or more of the following: African American, Hisp...

by Anita Miller DRIPPING SPRINGS – “So should I take my mask off so folks can see I’m a smiling guy?” Jared West, owner and proprietor of Dripping Wet’ Car Wash and detailing, is only kidding, as his mask shows a smiling face. Cradled in his arm is his business’ official mascot, 13-year-old Zero, a ...

Staff report DRIPPING SPRINGS —Citing threats to the existing water supply posed by a contract proposed by Electro Purification (EP), the Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation (DSWSP) on Oct. 12 rejected a wholesale water contract with the company. There was not a vote or formal action but the t...

  Hays County – Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra will allow bars to reopen under Governor Greg Abbott’s latest COVID-related Executive Order based in part on feedback from local elected officials. “When I saw the new order, I immediately pulled together our team of local Hays County elected officials...