Dripping Springs resident Mateo Mendoza uses a washboard during the June Healthy Parks, Healthy People initiative at the Pound House. (photo by Bonnie Gonzales) Founders Park, specifically the Pound House, was the location for the Fitness Blast to the Past event, hosted by the city of Dripping Sprin...

The speed limit on a section of Sawyer Ranch Road east of Drippings Springs will be reduced to 35 miles per hour in the name of safety. Hays County Commissioners May 30 approved lowering the speed limit from 50 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour on Sawyer Ranch Road from Belterra Drive to Cool Spri...

105 percent rise in the estimated population over a six-year period casts Buda as the Hays County city with the highest growth percentage since 2010, according to new Census Bureau estimates released in late May. According to the statistics, which included population estimates as of July 2016, Buda ...

The sound of what some felt mirrored a jet engine broke through the normally quiet area near the Preserve subdivision in Dripping Springs after an 8-inch gas main was ruptured Friday. Scott Collard, North Hays County Fire Rescue chief, said no one was injured in the accident, which shut down U.S. Hi...

UPDATE – 10:29 a.m.  The North Hays County Fire Rescue asks those in the affected area of the gas leak to shelter in place and to not evacuate their home or business, according to Dripping Springs Emergency Management. If it is necessary to evacuate someone, a deputy or firefighter will go to the lo...

A s an astrophotographer looking to build a small observatory, Jim Duke chose to move to the Henly area to avoid the rapidly creeping light trespass from Austin. But light trespass from a recently built concrete batch plant in Blanco County has made Duke’s pursuit more challenging. Now Duke is tryin...

ripping Springs resident Dennis Baldwin remembers how a neighbor 30 years ago kick-started his love of skateboarding. At the time, the neighbor, who lived two doors down from his Irving residence, had just received a skateboard and built a half-pipe to go with it. He was hooked ever since. “I love t...

Concerns about the safety of pedestrians walking on Sportsplex Drive is pushing Dripping Springs city officials to explore a program that could provide grant money for a sidewalk project. According to a press release, the city of Dripping Springs is currently exploring a grant opportunity from TXDOT...

Above, a member of the Dripping Springs Camp Gladiator group performs a backflip for the crowd during last week’s Founders Day festival on Mercer Street. Thousands made their way to downtown Dripping Springs for the 30th annual Founders Day festival, which encompassed three days from April 21-23. Th...

Limited spending on advertising has highlighted the campaigns of two Dripping Springs ISD incumbent trustees vying for reelection to the dais May 6. Trustee Barbara Stroud, a 13-year resident of Dripping Springs who has served as a board trustee since 2008, led the pack by spending $829 on her campa...