Department received zero racial profiling complaints BUDA — Racial profiling in law enforcement is a discriminatory practice by officials who target individuals on suspicion of a crime based on their race, ethnicity, religion or national origin. In a concerted effort to prevent this, Buda Police Chi...

BUDA — There’s nothing that brings the Hill Country community together quite like a glass of wine. The 6th Annual Texas International Wine Competition (TIWC) was held at The Lodge at Grace in Buda from Feb. 8-11. Winemakers entered more than 700 wines from 11 countries, showcasing their best red and...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Three Dripping Springs High School orchestra students achieved honors at the UIL Region 18 Solo and Ensemble Contest on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Akins High School in Austin. Freshman Adrian Fisher earned a Division I Rating on cello to advance to the Texas State Solo-Ensemble Contest....

A career in journalism seems like the antithesis for someone who was known for most of their early life as being the “shy kid” — but here I am. Talking has never been my strong point. In a room full of people, I’ve always lent myself toward being the person who listens and observes rather than speak...

Candidates unopposed DRIPPING SPRINGS — The city of Dripping Springs is no longer holding an election in May. The May 2023 election was called to reelect three positions on the Dripping Springs City Council: Place 1, Place 3 and Place 5. Taline Manassian, Geoffery Tahuahua and Sherrie Parks were the...

'That is not normal for a community of our size and scope' BUDA — The Hays County community is continuing to fight the fentanyl crisis. This time, it enlisted the help of state representatives. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) joined various Hays CISD and law enforcement officials on Feb. 23 at Johnson High ...

Two seats up for grabs along with bond package DRIPPING SPRINGS — Along with the bond package, voters will decide who will be the new faces on the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees come May. Four candidates are running for two positions on the board. In ballot order, they are Ron Jones, Rob McC...

Collaboration with TXST and residents KYLE — A local fire department is seeking community input. The Kyle Fire Department is partnering with Claudia Röschmann and Dr. Peter Tschirhart of Texas State University to evaluate the community’s perception and develop an engagement proposal for the departme...

WIMBERLEY — While some may be dreaming of visiting Jacob’s Well this summer, the attraction is still considered unsafe for swimming. Last week, Hays County officials stated that the current drought has caused the flow from the spring to not be suitable for swimming, as it is contingent on precipitat...

KYLE — In an effort to meet the demands of growth and recycle water resources, Kyle City Council unanimously voted to approve $2 million for the water reclamation project on Tuesday, Feb. 21. On Feb. 14, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced that he secured $2 million in direct fede...