By Amira Van Leeuwen DRIPPING SPRINGS —   Dripping Springs High School senior quarterback Austin Novosad has been named a 2023 All-American and selected to play in the 23rd annual All-American Bowl.   PHOTO BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN Dripping Springs senior quarterback Austin Novosad looks to pass the bal...

By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY– The Wimberley Village Library (WVL) is undergoing a $6.5 million expansion to accommodate the growing community’s needs.   The WVL board of trustees purchased the adjoining lot, giving the project a total of 3.794 acres, and appointed the Building Committee to plan and im...

By Amira Van Leeuwen HAYS —   Lusia Langi, middle blocker for the Hays Hawks, announced on Oct. 9 her commitment to play Division 1 volleyball at Utah Tech University.   CONTRIBUTED PHOTO (From left) Former Hays head volleyball coach Ashley Davis and Lusia Langi holding the 26-6A 2nd Team All-Distri...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY – It’s Turkeys Tackling Hunger season, and the Hays County Food Bank is asking for donations and help in fighting food insecurity around the holidays. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Program Director Jessica Cruz and volunteers stand in costume at a previous Turkeys Tackling Hunger event....

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY —   The Barton Springs Edwards-Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) declared a Stage III Critical Drought on Oct. 20 for the first time since 2013. Permittees will need to meet new reductions in pumpage in November.   Lovelady Monitor Well passed below its critical drought...

By Amira Van Leeuwen BUDA — Whispering Hollow residents are trying to ‘crack’ the code as to why they are having home infrastructure issues.   Paul Tenney is one of the many residents of Whispering Hollow in Buda who have begun noticing cracks spreading throughout his home. The neighborhood was orig...

The Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival is continuing through Oct. 30. Located at the Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead, the festival is chock-full of fun, family-friendly fall activities like a corn pit, petting zoo, monster-themed maze, live music, outdoor games, art stations, tons of food trucks and m...

The Dripping Springs High School girls cross country team captured the District 26-6A title in Austin on Thursday, Oct. 13. The Tigers will compete in the Region IV-6A Championship on Monday, Oct. 24, in Corpus Christi. (From left) Dripping Springs runners Rylea Bernhard, Alexa Velasco, Madison John...

By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY – Golfers in Wimberley will be heading for the green soon.   The Woodcreek Men’s Golf Association (WMGA) announced the Club and Senior Championship Tournament to be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, and 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Double J Ranch Golf Club loca...

Photo by Wayland D. Clark PHOTO BY WAYLAND D. CLARK Marcedes Carroll performs during the Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival on the Destination Dripping Springs Stage in the Warehouse District. Carroll was among dozens of songwriters in town. A powerful singer and prolific songwriter with visual l...