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Anna Marie “Ann” Freeman

Anna Marie “Ann” Freeman

Anna Marie Freeman passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, June 11, 2022, graduating to Glory at the age of 92. Born February 20, 1930, in Nutley, New Jersey, Anna moved to Dripping Springs, TX, in 2014. 06/23/2022 12:00 AM

Dripping Springs welcomes new men’s hair salon chain

Dripping Springs welcomes new men’s hair salon chain

Sport Clips opened in Dripping Springs this past week, celebrating the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

A skatepark for Dripping Springs

A skatepark for Dripping Springs

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. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

City trash and recycle rates to increase

City trash and recycle rates to increase

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. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

Junior Deputy Academy accepting enrollment

Junior Deputy Academy accepting enrollment

The Hays County Sheriff's Office is taking applications for the 2022 Summer Junior Deputy Academy. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

Letter to the Editor: "Hays taxes are too darn high"

Letter to the Editor: "Hays taxes are too darn high"

In helping a client with a tax issue involving Travis and Hays County, I was surprised to learn how much higher property taxes are in Hays County for the same value home. Some may think it’s because of skyrocketing tax appraisals, but that is not true. Hays County homeowners’ taxes are higher than necessary (and higher than those in Travis County) because your Hays officials, especially the Commissioners Court and School Boards have not adopted the 20% homestead exemption authorized by Texas Tax Code section 11.13(n). By comparison, Travis County, the City of Austin, and Lake Travis ISD have adopted it. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

DRIPPING GARDENING

DRIPPING GARDENING

A display at the recent Young’s Plant Farm Annual Garden Tour caused quite a stir not only within the industry that day, but on my Facebook page as well. I would like to take credit, saying it was my beautiful photography but to be honest when you look at a planting and say something like Holy Wow or Oh Wow, it is always the plants. The display was really a trifecta of award winners that just happened to come together and the Crème de la Crème was Blue Mohawk rush or juncus. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

Community Calendar

Community Calendar

June 15 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

June 2022 Shelf Talk

June 2022 Shelf Talk

ADULT 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

City to co-sponsor second-annual pride festival

City to co-sponsor second-annual pride festival

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. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

Court recognizes month-long Juneteenth celebration

Court recognizes month-long Juneteenth celebration

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. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

Dripping Life

I am a proud product of Texas Public Schools, from first (there was no public school kindergarten in the 1950s), and now that I’ve earned two graduate degrees in education, I can say with some authority, the professionals who taught me were experienced, dedicated and fulfilled as educators. They were mostly all great teachers. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

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