HAYS COUNTY — Candidates from across the county are vying for numerous positions, including county sheriff, tax assessor-collector, commissioner, constable and justice of the peace. These are the numbers as of 10:13 p.m, with 29 of 41 polling locations reporting: Hays County Sheriff Democrat Alex Vi...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Christmas is a time for cherishing special moments and celebrating with loved ones, furry friends included. Erynn Lamoreaux has made it easier to include pets in decorating, without them tearing down the tree, by providing portraits of them on ornaments. Lamoreaux started her smal...

DRIPPING SPRINGS -- A Hays County Sheriff's Office deputy, and at least one other person, was injured in a multiple vehicle accident that occurred in Dripping Springs Thursday morning. At approximately 8:16 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a multiple...

Rebecca Minnick has announced her candidacy for Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 3. She is currently serving her third term on the Wimberley City Council in Place 1 and as mayor pro tem — a position she has been elected to by fellow council members for four straight years. “With the largest uninco...

HAYS COUNTY — Hays County Commissioner Walt Smith presented Patriots’ Hall of Dripping Springs with $1,500,000, courtesy of the 2020 Parks and Open Space Bond. This check was used to cover the mortgage payoff and fund various site improvements. Commissioner Smith and Patriots’ Hall Founding Board Me...

To help build excitement and educate the public on the total solar eclipse coming next April, the city of Dripping Springs has installed an art display of a larger-than-life-size pair of eclipse glasses at Veterans Memorial Park, located near the intersection of US Hwy 290 and Ranch Road 12. The cit...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Hays County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is still searching for suspects in a burglary that occurred early this morning in Dripping Springs. At approximately 4:34 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, HCSO received an alarm at the Chase Bank in the 200 block of E. Highway 290 for a drive-up AT...

DRIPPING SPRINGS – Infrastructure. The word usually brings to mind things made of metal and concrete – highways, bridges, dams, pipelines and utilities – the man-made structures and facilities of the modern world that provide us with transportation, energy, communication, flood control and water. Ho...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The city of Dripping Springs will have a rare experience with two eclipses over the next nine months: an annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14 of this year and a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. To help residents, businesses and visitors prepare, the city has launched a new eclips...

AUSTIN — There is now another grocery store option for Hays County residents after the Nutty Brown H-E-B opened its doors in west Austin on Wednesday, July 5. Dating back more than 70 years, the site’s rich history will be on display at the 107,000-square-foot store, as it incorporates building mate...