'Newsbreak'

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS — On Friday, June 28, the city of Dripping Springs and the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Development Services Building.

By Brittany Kelley KYLE — Hays CISD trustee Esperanza Orosco began the original Clothes Closet in her classroom in the late 2000s. Little did she know that more than a decade later, she would be aiding more than 1,000 children each year with donations. Now, the organization is asking for community help to provide children with clothes during the summer heat.

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Baylor Scott & White Health announced that provider and facility contracts will be extended to Oct. 1.

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Crime Stoppers are having a record-breaking start to the 2024 year, according to a news release.

UHLAND — After three years of operation at the Pound House Historical Farmstead, the Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival is moving to a new location 25 miles south of Austin to become the Uhland Fall Fest.

By Brittany Kelley BUDA — Recent Johnson High School graduate Ally Schrandt, 18, was driving to a shift at Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood when she was involved in a multi-car collision on June 22, which landed her in the hospital. Now, she is beginning her journey to recovery.

KYLE — The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the district’s compensation plan and budget for the 2024-25 school year at its June 24 meeting.

If you’ve spent any time on any form of social media lately, you might have noticed the “trend” that spans, I would say, the millennial generation and younger of “breaking generational curses.”

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Some talented musicians have played live at the Sidecar Tasting Room since its opening on Old Fitzhugh Road. Some are well-known, some are known and some are unknown. Ryker Pantano, a 12-year-old locally known piano player and singer from Dripping Springs, is one of those who may be well known soon.

By Megan Navarro DRIPPING SPRINGS —