A decision on a controversial Driftwood wedding venue was pushed back another week as Dripping Springs city leaders continue to gather more information on the matter. By a unanimous vote, the Dripping Springs City Council Feb. 13 voted to postpone a decision on the Mark Black Wedding Venue until Feb...

A local woman was arrested Jan. 31 after authorities discovered an “elaborate marijuana grow operation” during an early morning drug bust at a Dripping Springs residence. Justin Bourdon Tori Halenza, 21, of Dripping Springs was charged with possession of marijuana, a state jail felony, and manufactu...

An Austin man was killed Feb. 4 in a single-vehicle rollover wreck that occurred along Ranch to Market road (RM) 12 near Dripping Springs. Gregory Ryan Mallory, 36, of Austin, was identified by authorities as the victim in the wreck. According to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson, the...

A local woman was arrested Jan. 31 after authorities discovered an "elaborate marijuana grow operation" during an early morning drug bust at a Dripping Springs residence. Tori Halenza, 21, of Dripping Springs was charged with possession of marijuana, a state jail felony, and manufacture/delivery of ...

Lehman High freshman Hayden Lugo is no stranger to the competitive world of raising swine. Lugo, who has been competing since he was in the third grade, raises Duroc, a red haired swine that has won him the Hays County Youth Livestock Show Market Swine championship in 2016 and 2017. This year, Lugo ...

Two weeks after a study showed connectivity between Onion Creek and the Trinity Aquifer, Dripping Springs’ top elected official is now weighing in on the matter. In an online statement, Dripping Springs Mayor Todd Purcell said connectivity between Onion Creek and the Trinity Aquifer and its impact o...

After four months of research, a recommendation of a bond totaling $132 million was proposed to the Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees to consider for a possible May bond election. The DSISD bond steering committee presented its recommendation during a special meeting Jan. 29. The bond money wil...

Lehman High freshman Hayden Lugo is no stranger to the competitive world of raising swine. Lugo, who has been competing since he was in the third grade, raises Duroc, a red haired swine that has won him the Hays County Youth Livestock Show Market Swine championship in 2016 and 2017. This year, Lugo ...

Starting Friday, Dripping Springs-area residents won't have to drive into Austin to get their film fix. Sky Cinema, a new 14-screen movie theater, will hold a soft-opening from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1. The theater is the anchor for Belterra Village, a 93-acre mixed-use development that holds roughly 200,0...

A 5-1 recommendation to approve a controversial Driftwood wedding venue was handed down by the Dripping Springs Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday, but not without protest. More than 100 people packed into Dripping Springs City Hall for a public hearing on the site development permit, with many ...