PANAMA CITY — Dripping Springs’ Cooper Rummel, who has been a starting pitcher for the Dripping Springs High School Tigers, came from the bullpen to pitch for Team USA and retired three Panama batters on just seven pitches in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under 18, Baseball World ...

WIMBERLEY  — Ruger Riojas pitched for the Wimberley Texans varsity team in 2021-2022, had a 1.28 ERA and won five games in his senior year, helping the Texans win two bi-district championships. Then, he spent the last two years (2023-2024) pitching for the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunn...

Dripping Springs ISD students Grant and Nora Gillum captured regional titles at the Cen-Tex Regional History Day Fair on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Del Valle High School to qualify for the Texas History Day State Contest, which is set to take place on Saturday, April 20, at the University of Texas at Aust...

SAN MARCOS  – The Hays County Health Department opened its Immunization Clinic on Jan. 16 and will offer vaccinations to eligible individuals under the Texas Vaccines for Children (TVFC) and Adult Safety Net (ASN) programs. “This will be our first-time offering vaccinations through the department in...

WIMBERLEY — Kathryn McKinney and Josh Bober of Wimberley High School claimed sixth place at the UIL 4A Cross Examination (CX) Debate State Championships on March 17-18 at the University of Texas at Austin. The duo finished with a record of 4-2 in the competition, which placed them sixth out of 53 st...

Hays County — Doing a routine “medicine checkup” could save you hundreds of dollars, put an end to the endless barrage of pill bottles and ultimately keep your health and wellbeing in check. Jodie Pepin, clinical pharmacy director at Harbor Health and clinical assistant professor of pharmacy at the ...

KYLE — A new kind of health clinic has opened its doors in Kyle, offering patients a healthcare system experience like never before. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Harbor Health on Jan. 12 with team members, the Kyle Chamber of Commerce and the supportive community to celebrate the clinic’s r...

STAFF REPORT   DRIPPING SPRINGS –   Musician 1st Class David Kapral is heading home to Dripping Springs as a member of the Navy’s premier jazz band.   The United States Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble will perform four concerts in the Austin area on their 2022 national tour. Audiences can hear Ka...

By Brittany Anderson and Amira Van Leeuwen HAYS COUNTY — What feels like something that would only happen in a far-off community, or is just a “big city problem,” has quickly become reality for Hays County residents: fentanyl is here, and it’s killing children as young as 15.   Fentanyl is an approv...

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS – Two former Dripping Springs softball players no w compete on the University of Texas at Austin team – they battled in the Women’s College World Series last weekend. Camille Corona, a sophomore at the 40 acres, came in as a pinch runner in game 2 of the best of three g...