HAYS COUNTY   — Commissioner Michelle Cohen has held the ambition of writing children’s books for as long as she can remember. In a few weeks, her dream will come true, with the release of “A Day in the Life of a Hays County Commissioner.” “When I became county commissioner, even before that, when I...

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...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs community is rallying in support of the Rippy family following Oran Hill “Pug” Rippy’s passing on June 12. Janet Rippy said that “Pug” got his name from the feature of his nose, which disappeared as he grew older. “He is named after his father, Oran, and his u...

Community invited to give feedback DRIFTWOOD — The county garnered community feedback on improvements to Darden Hill Road last week. A community meeting was held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, at the Cypress Springs Elementary School Cafeteria at 11091 Darden Hill Road in Driftwood. The coun...

(Editor’s Note: This post was edited on Wednesday, May 24) STUDENT SAFETY DRIPPING SPRINGS — To continue ensuring the safety of its students, Dripping Springs ISD will be adding more school resource officers (SRO) to campuses. Currently, DSISD has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hays County...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY -- State Rep. Erin Zwiener, Hays County and city of Buda officials joined the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) today to kick off construction of the FM 2001 West Realignment Project. This is the first of three projects to improve FM 2001 between Interstate Highway ...

Below are links to all of the Nov. 6 General Election races the  Hays Free Press  and News-Dispatch  is covering. Follow along as result come in throughout the night. Hays County Judge  Hays County Commissioner  Hays County Justice of the Peace  Kyle City Council, Place 5 

Plans for a $90,000 upgrade election equipment could mean fewer lines for voters, more information on Election Day and less set up for poll workers, Hays County officials said. On July 24, Hays County Commissioners unanimously approved a technology upgrade   from Tenex Software Solutions to help ove...