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Beloved Cypress Creek Cafe location to get new life
Main, News, Wimberley
Beloved Cypress Creek Cafe location to get new life
‘We felt like this scale of development was ultimately its destiny. We didn’t want to see the property end up in the hands of out-of-town developers that wouldn’t honor the history of it or understand the needs of the community.’ - Michael Mekuly
By Megan Navarro 
January 15, 2025
WIMBERLEY –Where the iconic and beloved Cypress Creek Cafe once stood on the Wimberley Square will soon undergo a change as the city of Wimberley recently approved the demolition of the remaining facade. The new owners have already begun the process of drafting proposed designs to bring new life int...
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Dennis Gutierrez set to retire from Hays County Sheriff’s Office at end of year
Community, Hays County, News
Dennis Gutierrez set to retire from Hays County Sheriff’s Office at end of year
By Megan Navarro 
December 20, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — Lieutenant Dennis Gutierrez, of the Community Services Division at the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, is slated to retire at the end of this month. As a member of a U.S. Air Force military family, Gutierrez graduated from Aviano American High School in Italy in 1982. Guiterrez received ...
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Road rage leads to shots fired on U.S. 290
Dripping Springs
Road rage leads to shots fired on U.S. 290
By Moses Leos III 
November 29, 2017
Hays County authorities are searching for the driver of a vehicle who displayed, and then later discharged, a firearm during a reported road rage incident on U.S. Highway 290 near Dripping Springs. According to Hays County officials, deputies responded to the incident that took place at 8:50 a.m. No...
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Is Dripping Springs ready for its own police station?
Dripping Springs
Is Dripping Springs ready for its own police station?
By Timothy.Stuckey 
November 24, 2017
A jewelry store heist committed in broad daylight two weeks ago in Dripping Springs has left some residents wondering if the town is ready to establish its own police force. However, due to the cost of such an endeavor, city officials are instead contemplating hiring additional Hays County Sheriff’s...
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Fire guts iconic Wimberley square business
Wimberley
Fire guts iconic Wimberley square business
By Moses Leos III 
May 31, 2017
No people were injured, but three pets were killed following a large fire that gutted the iconic Cypress Creek Cafe on the Wimberley Square early Tuesday. Dennis Gutierrez, Hays County Sheriff’s Office public information officer, said authorities are still investigating the blaze which caused an est...
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SWAT or not? What goes into calling in the Hays County SWAT unit
Hays County
SWAT or not? What goes into calling in the Hays County SWAT unit
By Moses Leos III 
May 24, 2017
Numerous law enforcement vehicles lined the normally quiet Steeplechase subdivision streets in Kyle to de-escalate an emergency situation last week.  Kyle Police, San Marcos Police, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and the Hays County Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) unit were on scene for what w...
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District mourns HCISD student
Community
District mourns HCISD student
By Moses Leos III 
April 12, 2017
Less than a month after a student was killed in a car accident, the Hays High community is mourning the loss of a senior who passed away over the weekend. Xavier Jacaman, 17, died of a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Dennis Gutierrez, Hays County Sheriff’s Office public information offic...
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Dripping Springs
Hwy 290 businesses recover after burglaries
By Moses Leos III 
February 8, 2017
The scene of broken glass and a large rock in the middle of the Crepe Crazy kitchen floor was a sobering wakeup call for store manager Nick Vela Feb. 1 Up until that point, Vela said that his morning was going like any other. It wasn’t until a co-worker informed him that cash was stolen that reality...
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Dripping Springs
U.S. 290 death toll rises to 10 in Dripping Springs
By Moses Leos III 
December 14, 2016
Concerns continue to rise in Dripping Springs after another fatal car accident occurred along U.S. Highway 290 this week, increasing the death toll along the highway to 10 in 2016. For some residents, the surge of fatal accidents is stirring a discussion about a police force within Dripping Springs....
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Man arrested for kicking in doors at apartment complex
By Staff Report 
September 7, 2016
By Moses Leos III Several residents at a Buda-area apartment complex received a rude awakening Aug. 24 when a man allegedly kicked in doors, entered residences and threatened people before being tased and apprehended by authorities. Karl Daniel Rivas, 33, of Caldwell County, was booked into the Hays...
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
Buda, Hays County, News
Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
By Brittany Kelley 
April 30, 2025
BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...
Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
Breaking News, Hays County, Kyle, ...
Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
By Staff Report 
March 18, 2025
KYLE – The Kyle Police Department is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarringto...
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
Hays County, News
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
By Staff Report 
April 2, 2025
AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...
Three-car collision leaves one dead
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Three-car collision leaves one dead
By Staff Report 
March 12, 2025
DRIPPING SPRINGS – A three-car collision left a 79-year-old woman dead March 1. At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS...
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
Breaking News, Dripping Springs, Hays County, ...
Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
By Staff Report 
April 30, 2025
SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...
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