DRIPPING SPRINGS  — The city of Dripping Springs is getting a new tree for this year’s Christmas on Mercer celebration. At its March 5 meeting, Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved a proposed amendment to the FY 2024 budget for the purchase of holiday decorations. The cost of the Chris...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — At its Feb. 20 meeting, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved amending the current Emergency Management Commission (EMC) ordinance. At the request of Emergency Management Coordinator Roman Baligad and council member Geoffrey Tahuahua, the amendments were made in ...

The number of May elections scheduled to be held in Hays County has shrunk. Municipal elections slated in both Dripping Springs and Wimberley will not be held, since there are no contested races in either city. In Dripping Springs, Mayor Todd Purcell was up for re-election, as were Place 2 council m...

Love it or hate it, few have been able to avoid an idea crafted by two Dripping Springs’ natives that’s gone from coast-to-coast and perhaps even a late-night talk show or two.  Whether or not the attempt to change Dripping Springs to Pound Town comes to fruition, or is entirely serious, both Daniel...

From an early age, native Austinite Andrea Cunningham envisioned playing a role in government. During her high school years, Cunningham served as a volunteer at her local polling station, even though she wasn’t old enough to cast a ballot at the time. She later did a “tiny” bit of work with campaign...

After months of culling nominations and receiving input from you, our readers, we at the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch are proud to announce our winners for our Citizens of the Year campaign. The premise of our campaign was to find those who make an impact across various categories in our commun...

Your vote counts, but your words count even more. The Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch have received nominations of more than 60 people in the Buda, Dripping Springs and Kyle areas that have gone above and beyond to benefit the institutions they care about most. We are asking for input from our rea...

On Oct.16, the Dripping Springs City Council approved Hotel Occupancy Tax funds for local organizations that promote and attract visitors to the city. The Dripping Springs Visitors Bureau, the Brent Thurman Foundation, Friends of the Pound House Foundation, The Hill Country Alliance, and  Saxet Gun ...