Vision 2025, as I introduced in my last column, is an ambitious and community-based economic development strategy designed to increase prosperity in Hays and Caldwell Counties.
Young, very urban couple leaves the big city for simpler, idyllic life in greener pastures in the country. The plot should be familiar with not only the “fish out of water” theme, but the city to country sitcom plot in “Green Acres.”
At ‘The Garden Guy’s’ house 2020 was pretty much a miraculous year for butterflies. As you might guess I had an abundance of plants making sure pollinators of all sorts felt welcome in the garden. In May I wrote a column telling you about a new Sunstar pentas series of making their debut. I had already grown Sunstar Pink that seriously had the largest florets of any pentas series I had ever grown. It was a favorite of the Gulf Fritillaries in my 2019 testing. Next, I put the Sunstar Red to the big test, and I am delighted to tell you this has champion written all over it.
The Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of JG Consulting as the third-party firm to lead the district’s superintendent search process at a January special meeting. JG, which is based in Austin, has led more than 100 executive searches including those for superintendents at Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, and Hutto ISD. The DSISD board noted JG’s datadriven approach and use of virtual platforms to support the process, in announcing the selection.
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