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Xtreme goes green: Local manufacturer focuses on alternative energy

Xtreme goes green: Local manufacturer focuses on alternative energy

Kyle-based Xtreme Power, which engineers and manufactures storage and management systems for wind- and solar-generated electricity grids, announced this week it had secured $29.5 million in additional investment from venture capital firms.

Discover Driftwood: Refine your senses with fine local wines

Discover Driftwood: Refine your senses with fine local wines

I have to admit, wine tasting was an unusual experience for me.

Can you hear that? District hums with summer projects

Can you hear that? District hums with summer projects

It’s easy to think that once the final bell rings for the summer and classes let out, the school district grinds to a full stop until fall.

Resilient Raider: Kimbro overcomes knee operations to play at Tech

Resilient Raider: Kimbro overcomes knee operations to play at Tech

Lindie Kimbro was a natural basketball player from the minute she opened one of her Christmas presents when she was five years old.

Photo Gallery: Week of July 28, 2010

Photo Gallery: Week of July 28, 2010

More photos from this week along with other photos published in the Hays Free Press are available for viewing and purchase here. Look for folder entitled “Week of July 28, 2010.”

Depot in disrepair: Architect leaves train depot project amidst city feud

Depot in disrepair: Architect leaves train depot project amidst city feud

Austin-based Antenora Architects, which has headed renovation designs for Kyle’s historic train depot for the past five years, recently threw in the towel amidst a feud between two city groups.

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.

Summer Days

Summer Days

The Hays Free Press asked Buda and Kyle residents to send us photos of their family enjoying the dog days of summer. From local swimming holes to international adventures, here’s what they had to offer.

Proponent for Print: Tobias librarian named to state executive board

Proponent for Print: Tobias librarian named to state executive board

Tobias Elementary School librarian Karen Kessel has been elected to a representative-at-large seat on the Executive Board of the Texas Library Association, the largest such state organization in the United States.

Solid finish: Hays ends 7-on-7 season on strong note

Solid finish: Hays ends 7-on-7 season on strong note

The way the summer 7-on-7 season started for Hays High, no one quite knew what to expect of the young Rebels.

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