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In today's sports world when one talks about a Field of Dreams, they are referring to baseball fields as made famous by the movie of the same name. Dripping Springs has long had a field of dreams in their history beginning back in the 1880's. Every small town or community seemed to have a baseball team and they were also very strong rivalries, not to mention any big celebration was climaxed with a baseball game. I read about how the community treated a non-popular politician at a political rally. They assigned each politician to a spot on the stage to make their speech. He was last. As it was nearing his time, various people mingled through the crowd letting them know the game was about to start. By the time his speech was to be made there were very few people left in the crowd. He complained this was not the first time it had happened. Also, Syd Hall, a life-long Driftwood native and DS graduate, could remember starting out early in the morning and walking to Dripping Springs to watch or play in a baseball game.

Four health science students represented Dripping Springs High School at the HOSA International Leadership Conference last month.

A car chase by law enforcement officers ended in a crash Thursday night. The suspect, identified by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office as Jeffrey Robert Spohn, 52, has not yet been apprehended.

July was proclaimed Parks and Recreation Month in Hays County by the Hays County Commissioners Court.

The Hays County Commissioners Court approved early voting times and locations for the upcoming November election.

If you happen to visit a high-traffic area in one of the state’s larger cities, you might come across some folks wearing sandwich boards, such as one sees during tax season or mattress sales. The Texas Department of Transportation has adopted this marketing device to promote its “Be Safe. Drive Smart” pedestrian safety campaign this month.

As children, our parents let us know – early on – that telling the truth was much less painful than lying. After a few incidents that let me know the punishment to expect when lying occurred, I finally got the picture. (Sometimes I’m a bit remedial). But I do know this style of parenting made me sensitive about broken promises which, in some cases, turned out to be simply lies.

Horseshoe Ridge — a proposed 201-site, 30-cabin RV resort — requested a permit for up to 4.5 million gallons of water per year from the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. Despite local property owners protesting the application, the permit was approved earlier this month.

This combination looks like a little patch of prairie with Meant to Bee Royal Raspberry, Truffula Pink gomphrena, Pyromania Orange torch lily, Rockin Playin’ the Blues salvia and Color Coded Orange You Awesome echinacea.

Meant to Bee Queen Nectarine and Meant to Bee Royal Raspberry two new agastache varieties are approaching their 100th day of bloom in my house. Both agastache or hummingbird mint varieties will be making their debut in 2023 and in a summer of miserable heat, my trials of these flower varieties has brought joy and excitement.

July 27

Aquifer levels across the county have reached historic lows, causing regulatory agencies to start making calls for more dramatic conservation measures.