Young students share on shifts in school, hobbies, home life

Megan Gary with one of the many drawings she’s created while sheltering-in-place with her family.

Continue reading →

14 Vandegrift athletes sign during virtual signing day

Link to the ceremony https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ogJu9B1e0n63OE3MlkI6hdcEgqRldk9x/view?usp=sharing

Continue reading →

Child care centers, bars and sporting events scheduled for Texas’ next phase of reopening

Chid care opens immediately, bars can open Friday and sports will be allowed to return at the end of the month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday.

Continue reading →

TCSO responds to 2 deaths in four days, Deaths possibly due to fentanyl-laced oxycodone

From Travis County Sheriff’s Office: Travis County Sheriff’s Office detectives have responded to two separate incidents involving decedents in their twenties. One incident happened on May 14^th and the other on May 17^th. In both cases, counterfeit oxycodone pills that are suspected to contain fentanyl were found.

Continue reading →

Open boat ramp at Steiner Lake Club draws crowds, traffic hazards, and some activities that are against COVID-19 orders; Lake community asks for help to curtail

River Ridge resident Loren Lawson is fighting for safety after her community has been inundated by boaters and others using a ramp and dock at the end of River Bend. The road leading to the dock as well as the ramp are public, but the fenced-in dock is private. The community is located outside of a municipality’s borders, creating a jurisdictional nightmare for law enforcement officials who are now trying to figure out what entities can help the local residents curtail the added traffic and the speeding issues. Photos courtesy Loren Lawson

Continue reading →