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Kyle Chamber racks up awards

Kyle Chamber racks up awards

The Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce recently won a number of statewide awards at the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives’ state conference including first place in the brochure category, first place for the “Kyle, Texas — Simply Charming” marketing campaign, second place for the “Gala on the Green” marketing campaign and third place for the [...]

Long-time Buda librarian Martinez will be missed

Marjorie Martinez, the soft-spoken but quietly determined director of the Buda Public Library, passed away on Saturday, July 24, at the age of 61, following a long illness.

Buy Local: A call to reinvent the Buda Farmers Market

During her high school years, Jennifer Denton spent her weekends getting her hands dirty at a farmers market in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.

Foreclosures remain high

Foreclosures remain high

After a sharp rise last month, Hays County foreclosure listings for the upcoming August auction have dropped off again, but overall foreclosures for the year remain high.

No charges pressed in alcohol-related death of teen

No charges pressed in alcohol-related death of teen

In early May, a crowd of hundreds of local residents turned out to mourn 17-year-old Alyssa Marie Bargsley in a vigil ceremony, remembering her as a vivacious, fun-loving young woman who could brighten up the room with her smile.

Water Warning: High fluoride levels concerns parents

Water Warning: High fluoride levels concerns parents

For six months after they moved to the Silverado neighborhood in Kyle, Cara Mosier’s two children, then one and two and a half years old, drank city tap water.

Kyle rape survivor breaks the silence

Kyle rape survivor breaks the silence

By 9 a.m. on June 22, the courtroom was packed with defendants waiting their turn before the judge. Attorneys milled about, swapping legal documents and work chatter.

On Maple Drive, alone in life, death

On Maple Drive, alone in life, death

Michael Dowd lived alone, and at some point – two, four, perhaps even six weeks ago – he died alone.

Firefighter’s home falls victim to flames in Buda

Investigators with the Buda Fire Department say they haven’t yet determined the cause of a blaze that destroyed a boat and damaged a house on the 200 block of North Cedar Street in downtown Buda early last Thursday morning.

Vandals desecrate historic Kyle gravesites

Vandals desecrate historic Kyle gravesites

Vandals broke into the historic Kyle Cemetery on Old Stagecoach Road late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, knocking over more than 30 tombstones from Kyle’s most prominent founding families, investigators say.

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