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The Hays County Commissioners Court adopted a proclamation declaring June 2022 as a month-long celebration of Juneteenth in Hays County. Included in the proclamation were several dates for various Juneteenth events and celebrations around the county, with events in San Marcos, Buda and Kyle.

In the absence of a Pride Month proclamation, the city of Dripping Springs has chosen to cosponsor this year’s Pride of Dripping Springs festival.

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June 15

The Hays County Sheriff's Office is taking applications for the 2022 Summer Junior Deputy Academy.

The rates for Dripping Springs residential trash and recycle collection services are scheduled to increase, following a city council meeting last week. The new rates will go into effect July 1.

When Dennis Baldwin moved to Dripping Springs in 2011, there were few, if any, places to publicly skateboard. For anything more than the most basic of tricks, a skateboarder would have to make the drive into downtown Austin, facing traffic and crowds. Baldwin, a young father at the time, said he could make it work every now and then. But for children and teens wanting to learn and practice the sport, finding a good place to skateboard was more difficult.

Sport Clips opened in Dripping Springs this past week, celebrating the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The Hays County Commissioners Court received a presentation by the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 1919 during its meeting on May 31.

The Henly Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual barbecue fundraising event this year for the first time since COVID-19 began.

Hays County’s broadband survey, part of a larger effort to enhance and expand local broadband access, will end this week after being extended an additional week.

June 8