The Hays County Sheriff's Office is requesting assistance from the public in locating a 15-year-old Kyle boy who has been missing since Sept. 30. John-Daius Monsevias was last seen in the Austin area. Anyone with any information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact Detective Brian Wahlert a...

Anita Miller An out-of-state temporary protective order was released Thursday by the attorney of a Lehman High School student assaulted by a substitute teacher last week. The attack on the 16-year-old female student was captured on cell phone video. Along with the protective order, attorney Paul Bat...

BY ALBERT SANCHEZ Enzo DeMarco is an 8th grader at Dripping Springs Middle School. He is an active DS Tiger who plays left tackle for the football team. Enzo was recently admitted into Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin where he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Enzo and his family ar...

The Dripping Springs, Wimberley and Hays school districts received top grades in their FIRST rating from the Texas Education Agency, a system which has been used for the past 17 years to measure the quality of school districts’ financial management and reporting. The report ensures that Texas public...

More than 500 runners came to Dripping Springs for the Run by the Creek 5K and 10K – a fast, fun and rolling course that parallels and crosses Onion Creek. The run is made possible through The Dripping Springs Running Club (DSRC). DSRC was formed as a nonprofit organization for the purpose of making...

New ordinances have been created by the Dripping Springs Planning and Zoning Commission in response to a new state law that puts a time crunch on planning and zoning staff. State law HB 3167 no longer requires public notice for new plat developments and allows the construction of buildings not up to...

Hays County has temporarily lifted the burn ban until further notice. The need for a burn ban will be reviewed by fire authorities in Hays County on Nov. 12. General Requirements for Outdoor Burning: 300 feet from any structure on adjacent properties. Smoke must not create a nuisance to neighbors or...

Staff Reports Authorities are on the lookout for the suspect in a reported sexual assault of a child that happened Monday afternoon in Buda. Jesus Rocha Alvarez According to Lt. Dennis Gutierrez of the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, deputies learned of the assault just past 5 p.m. Monday. Responding ...

Staff Reports The field of candidates for the position of Superintendent of the Dripping Springs ISD has been narrowed to one. Todd Washburn, a resident of Dripping Springs who is currently associate superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in the Eanes ISD, was named the sole final...

A group intending to improve safety along U.S. 290 near Dripping Springs is claiming some success – though they say more work still needs to be done. Sarah Kline, president of the 290 Safety Coalition and Texas Freedom Drivers, said negotiations with elected representatives and the Texas Department ...