Upon hearing of Michael Jackson’s death, two pained sensations struck me: The first was sadness over creative brilliance being snuffed. The second was the knowledge that our celebrity construction/deconstruction machine was about to perform up to its usual, um, standards. And what a bravura performance it has been. I know this and I have abided [...]
I don’t know about anybody else, but I am a bit tired of hearing about Michael Jackson and his recent death. Everywhere I turn, I see news stories about his life and his mysterious death. Newspapers, television, the internet and especially those wonderful magazines at the check-out counters are still running stories about Wacko Jacko, [...]
A project in San Marcos which might have revitalized an old shopping center has fallen apart. City hall claims there were “leaks” in regards to the deal. Mainly, though, when the details of a $5 million interest-free loan from the city to the developers was revealed, existing business owners, area residents and taxpayers put out [...]
In a tersely worded one-line press release Monday afternoon, the city of Buda shot down a proposed referendum election aimed at preventing U.S. Foodservice from building a distribution facility east of town. But opponents of the development say their battle isn’t over yet. “In essence it’s almost like the city is suing the citizens,” said [...]
Dorothy Bauerle Anderson, 85, of Buda, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2009. She is survived by husband, R. Sam Anderson; son, Charles Anderson and wife Martha; daughter, Karen Lanfear and husband Clint; dear niece, Sandra Hale and husband Gary; grandchildren, Casey Anderson, Kelly Hyde, Shannon Stanislaw, James Steiner, Connor Lanfear; six great-grandchildren; and many other [...]
Pediatric Junction physicians Karyn Collins (far left) and Anna Lincoln (far right) pose with the two recent Hays CISD graduates they selected to receive a $500 college scholarship. Anahi Nino (second from left) graduated this spring from Lehman High School and is studying for a nursing career at Austin Community College. Molly Whitmore graduated from [...]
Car burglars hit three more vehicles in the Ashford Park and Bradfield Village subdivisions June 26 and 27, said officials from the Hays County Sheriff’s Office. Buda and Kyle have seen a number of vehicle burglaries in recent months. In most cases, thieves target cars that are left unlocked with valuables in plain site. One [...]
Controversy flared inside Kyle’s city hall as citizens expressed frustration over an attempt to apparently low-ball a local family on the purchase of their land for a new library site. Residents hunkered down at the city council meeting Tuesday to support the Sledge family after a city-selected appraisal firm returned a seemingly low $284,000 price [...]
He didn’t wear a cape or have superpowers, but Dennis Messex still saved the day when he helped a woman escape unscathed from her blazing car on July 1. While driving to work through Kyle along IH-35, Messex noticed a gold Lexus on the shoulder, smoking from an apparent overheating engine. When he passed the [...]
Several months ago, the vast but environmentally sensitive Dahlstrom Ranch seemed a suitable choice for Hays County’s only public shooting range. Nowadays, with the project blossoming into a 300 to 500-acre regional shooting range, the proposed Texas Shooting Sports Complex may have to look elsewhere for a home. “As it’s grown, it’s very unlikely,” said [...]
