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The Dripping Springs High School Theater took home the gold this past week, winning the District 26-5A One-Act Play competition.

Two Dripping Springs High School students have qualified for the state Visual Arts Scholastic Event competition after earning all-area recognition at the regional meet.

Nine employees at a Bastrop County facility that cares for young victims of sex trafficking have been accused of trafficking those same girls, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Dripping Springs attorney, Carly Barton, has been elected as the Hays County Bar Association’s president for 2022.

Dripping Springs Independent School District will be represented by six middle school students at the Texas History Day Contest after they placed in the top two of their respective events at the regional competition.

A couple of years ago, a calf was found wandering the Hill Country Ranches community with his mother and a number of other cows, just southwest of the Dripping Springs area. Neighbors corralled the small herd and worked with authorities to locate their owners, but when no one came forward for the calf, Ed and Laura Hoppe gave him a home. He was named “Christmas” — after his presumed birthdate.

March 17

The Hays County Commissioners Court received updates related to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) from Director of Countywide Operations Tammy Crumley during Tuesday’s meeting.

A fatal accident occurred last week on Farm-to-Market 1826, approximately two miles southeast of Dripping Springs in Hays County.

The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality is considering a rule change that could prevent discharge directly into local waterways such as Onion Creek and Barton Creek.

The Dripping Springs High School Hi-Steppers concluded their 2022 competition schedule, collecting numerous honors this season.

Hays County has partnered with Connected Nation Texas and local leaders in an effort to enhance and expand broadband access, adoption and use.