By Sahar Chmais The growth of Dripping Springs seems inevitable, and as the population grows, so does traffic. Dripping Springs is in the process of adopting the Transportation Master Plan — frowned upon by some residents and welcomed by others. Dripping Springs’ population has more than doubled sin...

By Sahar Chmais After nine years of deliberations and amendments, Dripping Springs approved a 2,231 residential development located northwest of downtown Dripping Springs. An original development agreement was adopted in 2012 for the Anarene/Double L subdivision, which sits on approximately 1,700 ac...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS -- The 2021 Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) Homecoming Court has been announced. (Photos courtesy of Dripping Springs ISD) The seniors of the Court, along with the announcement of this year's king and queen, will take place during halftime of the football game o...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS -- Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) teacher Kristina Vannoy was selected as one of five finalists for the Greater Austin 2021 Teaching Excellence Award. Kristina Vannoy Courtesy photo Vannoy is in her seventh year at DSHS, currently teaching Pre-Calculus, Univers...

Staff Report A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Walnut Springs Elementary's new building on Thursday, Sept. 2. Photos are courtesy of Dripping Springs ISD.  

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS -- The city of Dripping Springs proposes to keep the property tax rate set at $0.19 per $100 valuation. While keeping the tax rate the same as the last two fiscal years, the city could see boosted revenue through the completion of residential development projects. D...

By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS — More homes could be heading to Dripping Springs. Developer Meritage Homes has come to the city with a Planned Development District with an approximately 283 acre tract of land located north of U.S. 290, west of Headwaters Boulevard and east of Ranch Road 12. The ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS -- Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) graduate Piper Guinn was named an Academic All-American by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA). Seniors carrying at least a 3.75 GPA are given this recognition and just 2% of high school swimming, diving and water ...

Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas and other confederate states on June 19, 1865. On that day, 250,000 enslaved African Americans were given their freedom. This came two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States. Texas was the first state to...

Employers discuss what’s brewing this summer for vineyards, bars By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – When Fitzhugh Brewing owner Kerbey Smith posted a job listing when the brewery opened last year, she only received four responses for interviews. Smith is one of several employers who has grappled wi...