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A school-record 18 Dripping Springs High School choir students have qualified for the UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest.

In cooperation with Dripping Springs Library, the Dripping Spring Poetry Group and New Braunfels Creative Writers have created a contest for area poets to share their poetry.

A number of statewide races are headed for a May 24 runoff after the votes were tallied in the March 1 primary.

Dripping Springs Independent School District is seeking community feedback on the use of its Federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Grant Programs.

Fourteen Dripping Springs High School speech and debate students have qualified for the Texas Forensic Association’s State Tournament. The state competition will take place March 10–12 at Gregory-Portland High School in Portland.

March 10

A recently released report from the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network examined the current state of conservation and growth in the Hill Country. What it revealed was a region at a crossroads, facing threats to its future.

The North Hays County Fire Rescue hosted its annual awards and badge pinning ceremony at the end of February, recognizing almost 50 firefighters across the county.

A robbery took place at the Circle K gas station in Dripping Springs earlier this week, just off of U.S. Highway 290.

Under 20% of Hays County registered voters cast their ballot in the Democratic and Republican primaries.

A record 13 Dripping Springs High School DECA students advanced to the state finals in their respective events at the DECA state competition in Houston last weekend. Four students also qualified for the International Career Development Conference.

The City of Dripping Springs has been designated as a Bird City by Audubon Texas and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, partners in the Bird City Texas initiative. The City of Dripping Springs received the certification recognizing its efforts to ensure birds, wildlife and people thrive in its community.