Archive for: October, 2009

Old City Hall gets 'newed' up

Old City Hall gets 'newed' up

In 1976, a “rehabilitation” job turned Kyle’s historic city hall into an ostensibly modern space, with the original flooring covered with linoleum, the soaring arched roof dropped to ten feet, and particle board paneling covering the exposed brick walls and massive windows.

Editorial: Hard lessons the hard way

Editorial: Hard lessons the hard way

Editorial Don’t let schooling interfere with your education. – Mark Twain Sometimes, lessons taught are different than lessons learned. That’s what parents and the Hays Free Press found out this week when Chapa Middle School, in collaboration with teachers, the principal and other school district officials, sent out a letter to students and parents stating [...]

Three-car pile-up closes southbound IH-35 in Kyle

Three-car pile-up closes southbound IH-35 in Kyle

A pickup truck hauling a trailer overloaded with drywall material fishtailed on IH-35 just in front of the Kyle Home Depot Thursday morning, causing a three-car pile-up, said investigators with the Kyle Police Department.

$500K grant would improve pedestrian safety

The city of Buda is teaming up with the Hays school district to apply for a $500,000 “Safe Routes to School” grant from the Texas Department of Transportation, which would allow the city to improve local pedestrian infrastructure and create walkable paths for students.

Fundraiser set for family victimized by fire

Fundraiser set for family victimized by fire

On July 29, the lives of the Torres family changed forever. The family of nine woke in the middle of the night to discover their home in downtown Kyle on Lockhart Street engulfed in fire.

Seton to increase county clerks' workload

Seton to increase county clerks' workload

With Seton Hays Medical Center officially in the baby business, the staff of the Hays County Clerk’s office is about to see their workload increase.

New Kyle hospital takes first patient

New Kyle hospital takes first patient

Broadway Bank Manager Irene Melendez won’t have too much trouble remembering her receipt number for her recent MRI. It’s 000001.

Seton Hays celebrates its first birth in new Kyle hospital

Seton Hays celebrates its first birth in new Kyle hospital

All of the fuss was about him, but Josiah Medrano didn’t seem too impressed. He yawned and stretched, curling his tiny toes that poked out from under his blanket, and began softly snoring in his mother’s arms.

Poet Laureate speaks to middle schoolers

Poet Laureate speaks to middle schoolers

Karla Morton is facing down an audience of several dozen middle schoolers, but the 2010 Texas Poet Laureate is up for the challenge.

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