Extraordinary Neighbors Episodes

Faith Wylie never dreamed she would one day represent the United States in Soccer at the Deaf Olympics in Brazil in 2022. As one of the youngest players on the squad, she scored the winning goal in the team's victory over Poland in the Gold Medal Round. She shares her experience growing up hearing impaired and how she pushes herself to excel in everything she does. You'll want to pay attention to what this young woman has to say as she is going to do big things with her life. Steve Mallett and ...

Walt Smith moved to Dripping Springs in 2012 and fell in love with the community. He wanted to serve the community and 4 years ago was elected at the County Commissioner for Precinct 4 in Hays County. He grew up on a small ranch in Hillsboro and still loves the ranching and outdoor lifestyle. He had a stint in Washington DC before coming home to Texas. He discusses taxes, road, budgets and all the complexities of running one of the fastest growing counties in the country. Steve Mallett and Mich...

April Miller and her husband Bill decided to leave the US in 2021 to live as Expats in Panama. They have traveled all across South America and are now in Ireland. They enjoy tremendous tax advantages and superior health care in Panama. April shares stories of her travels and adventures and living life out of a suitcase. Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis meet the most interesting people, and discover the places and events that make Dripping Springs, Texas, a Hill Country oasis. Learn why every ye...

Tate Lewis was one of the youngest Coast Guard members to achieve the elite status of rescue swimmer. He is a graduate of the Dripping Springs High School and is currently stationed at the highly coveted US Coast Guard San Francisco Air Base. He tells us about some of his most difficult rescues and his intense training regime. Tate's mom is Michelle Lewis. Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis meet the most interesting people, and discover the places and events that make Dripping Springs, Texas, a Hi...

Susan Kimball came to Dripping Springs in 2011 and has seen many changes to our little town. She became the president of the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce and has increased the membership to over 650 members. Her time as an intern at Disney World helped give her the work experience she needs to excel at "Poeple-ing", Some of her favorite quotes are "Don't make eye contact with crazy!" and "Long story long". She's one the most interesting guests we've had and we share some great laughs as ...

Misty Uzanis has been a cosmetologist and barber for 32 years. She was raised in the business alongside her mother and father. Her most recent venture is Salon Mystique a 37 suite salon where people can visit the blow bar, get a cut and style and more. Her family suffered a tragedy in 2020 losing her son Cael in a terrible automobile accident. Misty and her husband Michael started the Watch Me Fly Foundation as a way to give back to the community in memory of Cael. Steve Mallett and Michelle Lew...

Chuck Lemmond has been a resident of Dripping Springs since 1992 and has seen our little town transformed from a tiny hamlet to a major Texas town. He started his custom home building company in 2004 and many of the prettiest homes in Dripping were built by Chuck. He is a founding member of the Dripping Springs Hometown Mission that has helped many of our residents when they have quality of life issues in their homes. The HOME IN A MONTH program built a beautiful cottage for some of our long tim...

Dennis Baldwin started skateboarding over 35 years ago. His love of skating led him to come up with the bold idea of establishing a city park in Dripping Springs for skateboarding. In 2015 he approached the City of Dripping Springs about donating land and building a skate park. It's been a tough road with lots of obstacles. Dennis shares his thoughts on the journey as well as his time at college at The Citadel and his startup companies that he sold recently. You can donate money for the skate pa...

Joe Hogge, and his wife Stacey are invested in the Dripping Springs community through their ownership of 12 Fox Brewery, Vista West Ranch and The Creek Haus. Joe is a veteran who has served in Bosnia and he wants to honor the men and women who have served. His Buy a Beer For a Veteran program has struck a cord in the community and people from all over donate so they can honor those that have spent time defending our great country. Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis meet the most interesting peopl...

Mayor Foulds discusses the construction moratorium, traffic, police department and politics at City Hall. He's been a resident of Dripping Springs since 1995 and with the city for over 20 years as a city council member and then the mayor. Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis meet the most interesting people, and discover the places and events that make Dripping Springs, Texas, a Hill Country oasis. Learn why every year, hundreds of people move to this small town just outside of Austin. Every episod...

Brent Gibbs grew up in Hereford Texas and came to Dripping Springs with a stop at Texas Tech where he joined the Tech Rodeo team as a Bull Rider. He talks with Steve and Michelle about the banking business and his passion for his work. He shares a few untold stories about Steve along the way. Learn about the upside of Dad Bods and being peckless and paunchy. Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis meet the most interesting people, and discover the places and events that make Dripping Springs, Texas, a...

We talk marketing and public relations with two of the best in the business in Dee Marsh and Dana Mihaly. We get some dirt on the unknown side of what happens in storage units and discuss the relationship questions people are asking Google. We share some Valentines Day sugar stories. Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis meet the most interesting people, and discover the places and events that make Dripping Springs, Texas, a Hill Country oasis. Learn why every year, hundreds of people move to this s...

Cindy Reynolds of the Career and Technology Education department from Dripping Springs High School joins us to talk about programs offered at the High School and how kids and teachers handled the pandemic and at home learning. We discuss how some people wanted to change the name of the City of Dripping Springs to Pound Town. Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis meet the most interesting people, and discover the places and events that make Dripping Springs, Texas, a Hill Country oasis. Learn why ever...

Mike Coble- He talks about Texas Tech, growing up in the panhandle, and his 34 year career in the mortgage business. Mike speaks about what he sees happening in the lending world and what he thinks the coming years will bring to the financial world. He also talks about losing his father at an early age and how that impacted him growing up. Learn about the history, events and people that make Dripping Springs a destination for people moving to Texas. "West of Weird" is what the locals say. Dripp...