Photo by Nicholas Morris An excited cowgirl gets a little help from a family member as she readies for a ride on the mechanical bull during this weekend’s Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo. Thousands poured into Dripping Springs Ranch Park July 27-29 for the 7th annual Dripping Springs Rodeo, which fe...

On July 23, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved Superintendent Bruce Gearing’s recommendation of Katharine Muller as the district’s new Director of Special Services. Muller has been an educational specialist at Region 13 Educational Service Center since 2014. The DSISD Special Servic...

Six candidates have been selected to be interviewed by Dripping Springs ISD’s Board of Trustees later this month as they seek to fill a vacancy on the dais. On July 23, the DSISD board selected Kim Cousins, Joanna Day, Brent Gibbs, Marisa Grijalva, Andrew Hutton, and Kara Mayfield as possible succes...

Writers Group at Kyle Library The Kyle Library Writers Group currently meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Library. This month’s meetings are Aug. 1 and Aug. 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and writers utilizes a workshop format where members share manuscripts and exchange feedback. F...

Dripping Springs ISD’s annual enrollment verification process for all students begins July 28. Parents will receive a reminder email with log-in information a few days before the enrollment verification window opens. Family Access logins are used to begin this process; those who don’t have a login o...

Dripping Springs High German teacher Jillian Bessemer accompanied eight of her students to Dortmund, Germany, for three weeks in June and July to kick off the school’s first GAPP (German American Partnership Program) exchange. DSHS will host 13 students from the Phoenix Gymnasium School, which is lo...

Movement on Dripping Springs ISD’s $132 million bond has ground to a halt as a local group is contesting the outcome of the May referendum.  On June 18, the Citizens for Excellent Education in Dripping Springs (CEEDS) filed a lawsuit contesting the outcome of the May 5 election and a May 19 recount....

Dripping Springs Fair & Rodeo July 27 through July 29 at Dripping Springs Ranch Park, enjoy rodeo events and carnival. Team roping, barrel racing, chili cook-off and washer pitching tournament as well as lots of food vendors. For more information, call 512-858-4725. Movie in the Park Movies in the P...

UPDATE – 4:01 p.m. All emergency personnel and responders have cleared the scene of the gas leak. All residents have returned to their homes. UPDATE – 2:03 p.m. North Hays County Fire Rescue Chief Scott Collard said two chlorine gas cylinders that had been leaking have now been stopped by the Haz-Ma...

Concerns over the long-term impact of a Houston-based firm's controversial water request led Hays County Commissioners Tuesday to support contesting its proposed permit. The decision, made via a unanimous vote on a resolution July 10, places Hays County Commissioners on a list clamoring for a hearin...