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January 10 Dripping Springs Farmers Market Every Wednesday at the Pound House Farmstead in Dripping Springs. The weekday market currently runs on its fall hours: from 3 to 6 p.m.

With the high rates of drug addiction among those in incarceration and the current state of the drug crisis both locally and nationally, the County Court at Law Mental Health Specialty Court added substance use treatment to the list of resources for the jail diversion program.

LIZZY'S HOSPICE

Thousands of residents in Hays County received an unexpected letter earlier this month as the constable offices across Hays County had to hand deliver jury summonses.

The Dripping Springs wedding community is once again inviting couples, wedding parties and families to discover what makes Dripping Springs the Wedding Capital of Texas.

PAWS ANIMAL SHELTER

Dripping Springs High School junior Megan Aldridge (Alto 2) was selected to the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Treble Choir after placing third at the Area E auditions on Saturday in San Antonio.

Hays County Commissioners Court heard a presentation by the Hays County Homeless Coalition about the data gathered from the 2023 Point in Time Count and information about the 2024 Point in Time Count at its regularly scheduled meeting last week.

Hays County has opened a new virtual pet resource center with Austin Pets Alive!, expanding the Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender program to further support people and pets.

This is part one of a two part story from the Texas Tribune on Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to pass school vouchers this year.

December 20

Austin Pets Alive! has presented the Pet Resource Center community survey results, which totaled 1,079 responses in both English and Spanish. The results were shared at the Dec.18 Comissioner’s Court meeting as a part of the ongoing planning process for the Hays County Pet Resource Center.