The day has come. Water marketers are set to grab water underlying Bastrop and Lee counties, just like they’re doing in “growth corridor” counties near IH-35. The difference is that our groundwater district is the best in the state. Their last stand is at a meeting of the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District, 6 p.m. April 17 at Giddings City Hall.
Lawrence I. Van Loan, 74, of Kyle, went to be with his Lord on March 26, 2013. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy from 1956-1964 and was a member of the AMVETS Post #115 in Kyle. Larry will be remembered for his infectious sense of humor and twinkling blue eyes. He was [...]
Buda Mayor Todd Ruge spent time reading to the Buda Elementary School Bulldogs last week.
Just as he took the helm at the Kyle Fire Department last week, interim Chief Clay Huckaby was tasked with laying the groundwork to call for a Use and Sales Tax Election to help fund fire services in a growing region.
by MOSES LEOS III Lehman Lady Lobo junior forward Max Soto smiles – big. She grins from ear to ear, with one of those smiles that encapsulates happiness and pride. Perhaps it was due to this one simple truth: Soto is now a part of something great; she would forever be chronicled in Lehman High [...]
by MOSES LEOS III Over the past weekend, the Lehman baseball team participated in the Comal ISD tournament, with the Lobos finishing with a 2-2 record, defeating Canyon Lake 2-1 and Akins 7-5. But the chance to put a district win in their record wasn’t to be on Tuesday, when Lehman squared off against Alamo [...]
Hays vs. Lockhart alumni football game Alumni football players from Hays High and Lockhart High schools will be playing against each other at 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at Shelton Stadium at Hays High School. The game, put together by Alumni Football USA, will have players from 1993 through 2012. Players wear full pads and the [...]
Northbound Interstate 35 was shut down for about ten minutes Tuesday, just before 5 o’clock traffic, as a safety precaution in the arrest of a man known to have felony warrants, said Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett. The arrest took place on the northbound lanes of I-35 near the 217 exit. (Photo by Andy Sevilla)
I must confess: As a fan of both of the professional football teams in the state of Texas, no other day makes me feel as jaded as the Super Bowl.
by KIM HILSENBECK Since 1965, American taxpayers have spent more than $180 billion on Head Start, a federally funded pre-school program for low-income children. To give some perspective, the United States has spent more on Head Start than on the entire Apollo space program, which *cost between $110 and $145 billion (in 2007 dollars). Head [...]
