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Letter to the Editor:

Letter to the Editor:

An open letter to those who honk, make gestures, yell, and especially to those mentally-challenged drivers who cross a doubleyellow line to pass while I or anyone else is waiting on oncoming northbound traffic to turn left into our drive at 26120 Ranch Road 12 in Dripping Springs: 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

UMC announces annual fundraising dinner

UMC announces annual fundraising dinner

Dripping Springs United Methodist Church has announced the date for its 32nd annual Wild Game Dinner. 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

Going strong at 101

Going strong at 101

Morris ‘Buck’ Buckman may be a 101-year-old veteran, but that hasn’t stopped him from staying active. 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

Orangetheory Fitness celebrates Dripping Springs studio opening

Orangetheory Fitness celebrates Dripping Springs studio opening

Orangetheory Fitness celebrated the grand opening of its highly anticipated Dripping Springs studio last week, co-hosted by the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce. 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

Emergency SNAP benefits again extended

Emergency SNAP benefits again extended

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is again extending emergency food benefits this month, with more than $307 million in emergency allocations expected to help more than 1.5 million Texas households. 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

Hays County Women’s Political Caucus offering campaign training sessions

Hays County Women’s Political Caucus offering campaign training sessions

The Hays County Women’s Political Caucus (HCWPC) is partnering up with the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) to offer campaign training for women in Hays County who are interested in running for office. 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

DSISD elementary schools win awards for counseling

DSISD elementary schools win awards for counseling

For the second consecutive year, Dripping Springs Elementary and Rooster Springs Elementary earned the prestigious Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas award for the 2021–2022 school year. 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

A new season for The Wimberley Players

A new season for The Wimberley Players

Following a year of outdoor, socially distanced and live streamed performances, The Wimberley Players have announced another season of shows for 2022. 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

Local light display raises thousands

Local light display raises thousands

For seven years, the Maywald Christmas light display has brought the Christmas spirit to southwest Austin, just east of Dripping Springs. In 2021, that spirit raised $80,000. 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

Commissioners Court recognizes MLK Day, approves grant application

Commissioners Court recognizes MLK Day, approves grant application

A proclamation was passed by the Hays County Commissioners Court to declare Jan. 17, 2022, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day during last week’s meeting. 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

Active COVID-19 cases hit new record

Active COVID-19 cases hit new record

Both the Dripping Springs area and Hays County as a whole are experiencing record numbers of active cases of COVID-19. 01/13/2022 12:00 AM

Loretta Watson: Winning gold at 85 years old

Loretta Watson: Winning gold at 85 years old

Loretta McClaferty Watson, 85, is still competing in the world of sports, something she has done all her life. She was born and raised in Dripping Springs. While attending Dripping Springs schools she participated in volleyball and softball and was a head cheerleader. Interests learned here have stayed with her. 01/06/2022 12:00 AM