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Rebecca Minnick has announced her candidacy for Hays County Commissioner for Precinct 3, which includes the cities of Wimberley and Woodcreek and portions of San Marcos, Kyle, Dripping Springs and Driftwood.

County celebrates employees years of service

Crystal Springs Custom Pools held a ribboncutting event earlier this month with the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce at their new showroom located on U.S. Highway 290.

November 29

Thousands of Austin dogs and their owners fetched a 12th Guinness World Record at the 23rd Annual Mighty Texas Dog Walk and Expo earlier this month, securing the win with a 15-foot Purina dog bowl.

Karen Brooks Harper & Ayden Runnels The Texas Tribune

Texas State University, located in southwest Hays County, will host one of the four planned national Presidential Debates during the upcoming General Election in 2024.

The application period is open for the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grant program. An estimated total of $30 million in grant funding is available. These grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations and local government agencies that provide direct services to veterans. Applications for these grants will be accepted until December 4, 2023, at 5 p.m.

Texas State University announced it will not sell University Camp—a 126acre oasis in Wimberley with over four miles of hiking and biking trails and views of the Blanco River that is available to university alumni, students and staff.

With interest in competitive robotics booming, Dripping Springs is about to be home to a new team, “Recoil Robotics”, mentored by a group of local teachers and professionals with combined experience exceeding four decades in the FIRST Robotics Competition and over 100 years in education and industry. Membership is open to all interested 14- to 18 year olds in the local area, regardless of school affiliation, providing an opportunity for homeschooled or private school students from Dripping Springs, Austin, Bee Cave, Lakeway, Buda and Wimberley to design, build and program robots to play in FIRST Robotics Competition events.

The Hays County Food Bank works hard to tackle food insecurity year round, and this holiday season is no different. The Food Bank is providing residents in need with the ingredients necessary to prepare a Thanksgiving meal at home. As some food distribution got underway Monday with a call out for volunteers to pitch in this season, the Hays County Commissioners Court recently proclaimed November 2023 as “Turkeys Tackling Hunger Month.”

The holiday season gets its official start next week as many Texans gather around the table for Thanksgiving dinner. But for the families of the 1,246 people killed last year in Texas by drunk drivers, holiday seasons will never be the same.