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Small children fear darkness, crying at the possibility of bad guys hiding under the bed or monsters in the closet. These imaginings are usually erased by hugs, reassurances and under-thebed inspections. When my boys were small, I used room spray to banish bad guys and monsters. In some cases, an invitation to spend the night in mom’s and dad’s room calms the frightened child…or perhaps a warm place in the parents’ bed was the goal all along. 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

Traffic deaths spike in highway work zones

Traffic deaths spike in highway work zones

The Texas Department of Transportation wants motorists to be aware of dangerous conditions in road construction zones after crashes in those zones killed 244 people last year. 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

Wimberley fire contained: 60-80 acres burned, school saved, no homes damaged, no lives lost

Wimberley fire contained: 60-80 acres burned, school saved, no homes damaged, no lives lost

“It was hot,” Christopher Robbins, Assistant Chief of Wimberley Fire and Rescue, said. “It is hard to describe to someone that doesn’t see these types of responses on a daily basis. Every time you would blink, the fire would double. Every time I went back to the truck to call for more resources, you would see through that smoke and see the rise of heat. It was so hot, it didn’t matter how far you stood back, you were getting burned up.” 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

Help Hays County make every vote count

Help Hays County make every vote count

As the upcoming election season approaches, local officials are raising awareness regarding recent changes to the voteby-mail process. 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

JV track at Unicorn Relays

JV track at Unicorn Relays

In the final pre-district meet of the track season, the two DS JV squads participated in the Unicorn Relays. The girls placed second and boys fourth. Here are those results. 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

District golf results

District golf results

The Dripping Springs golf teams participated in the District 26-5A golf tournament held at the Vaaler's golf course near Blanco. In golf, it is a brutal battle to be able to advance to the regional tourney. Only two teams get to qualify for that honor. For the second year in a row, the DS Tigers found themselves just on the outside looking in as the third place finisher. In addition to the top two teams, the top two golfers not on those teams also advance to regional. Tanner Wardlaw was the No. 2 overall medalist and therefore is the lone Tiger to advance and certainly has a good chance to play well enough to make it to state. On a historical side note, Tanner's grandfather, Olen Wardlaw, played on the first Tiger golf team in 1966 along with Poe Shelton, Greg Phillips, Bill Crisp and Gary Garnett. Their effort netted the first district championship team in golf. The Lady Tigers struggled mightily at the district tourney. 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

Lady Tigers leading the pack

Lady Tigers leading the pack

Dripping Springs softball is at the top of the heap and trying to remain there as they finish the final four games in district play. Their last two games were a 3-2 win over Boerne Champion and an easy 11-0 whitewash of Alamo Heights. 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

Drip Lacrosse to host State Playoffs

Drip Lacrosse to host State Playoffs

Saturday night the Dripping Springs Boys Lacrosse team took on Washington Skyline. Pregame festivities included introduction of the seniors and their parents. 3 seniors will continue their lacrosse at the next level and many listed this year’s victory over Lake Travis as a favorite lacrosse memory. This senior group would lead the way for Drip on the night. 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

Tigers earn another split week

Tigers earn another split week

The Tigers baseball team is having a hard time getting a win streak together in a district that has many evenly matched teams. This race should go down to the wire. The Tigers edged Kerrville Tivy 1-0 but have not been able to figure out the Hays Johnson pitcher as he took his second victory over the Tigers 6-2. 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

Tigers soccer team earns state

Tigers soccer team earns state

It has been a great year for the two Dripping Springs soccer teams and the end looked bright. However, in the end, the soccer teams ended up reversing last year's positions. Last year the Tigers were stopped 1-0 by Brownsville Porter and the Lady Tigers went on to win the state title. This year the Tigers (25- 3) were able to defeat Sharyland 2-0 and then got their revenge with a 2-0 blanking of Porter to send them to state for the first time since 2010. The big game for the Tigers was the Rouse quarterfinal game in which pen alty kicks advanced the Tigers after the 1-1 score. 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

Persian Shield so beautifully exotic: ‘This is the life’

Persian Shield so beautifully exotic: ‘This is the life’

Recently I stumbled across a plant recipe called ‘This is the Life’, not only was it a collection of some of my favorite plants but was like a wake-up call to an old favorite the Persian Shield. Known botanically as Strobilanthes dyerianus, it is native to Burma and has 8-inchlong leaves that are iridescent in shades of purple, lilac and pink with purplemaroon on the undersides. If those colors aren't awesome enough, the foliage looks as though it has a light coat of silver electroplated to the leaf. 04/14/2022 12:00 AM

New schools on the horizon for DSISD

New schools on the horizon for DSISD

Thanks to the Hill Country’s swift growth, the Dripping Springs Independent School District may be adding more facilities in the near future, including a second high school and sixth elementary school. 04/07/2022 05:00 AM

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