The Kyle Economic Development department co-hosted a groundbreaking ceremony with Central Southwest Texas Development for Kyle Crossing Phase II Tuesday, March 22. Kyle Crossing Phase II is a Central Southwest Texas Development project that has initiated a $90M capital investment in the Kyle area. O...

Staff Report The Buda Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced the hiring of Interim Executive Director, Kenneth Higdon, CCE, IOM, a veteran of several Texas Chamber of Commerce programs. Photo via City of Buda. Higdon, 67, a native of Andrews, Texas, has served for more than 40 years i...

Staff Report Milt’s Pit BBQ, a downtown staple and local favorite for many years, will be closing its doors in Kyle at the end of April and relocating further south down I-35.   According to owners Greg and Kimi Devonshire, they have “known for a while” that their current space is small and that the...

By Brittany Anderson As Kyle continues to see explosive growth, decisions must be made on what developments are best for the city — and two items during the Feb. 15 city council meeting looked at the addition of some developments while restricting others.   In a 5-2 vote, council members approved th...

Buff City Soap opens in Kyle Buff City Soap is bringing plant-based soap and body products free of toxins, sulfates, chemicals and animal products to Kyle.   The business held its grand opening on Feb. 10 and features a bar and liquid soap, bath bombs, body scrubs, body butters, laundry soap and mor...

By Megan Wehring KYLE – A global urban farming network sets its eyes on building a growing center in Kyle.   As a part of the company's expansion roadmap for the nation, Infarm chose the city of Kyle as the second location in the U.S. The facility will be equipped with more than 40,000 square feet o...

Staff Report   After 38 years in the newspaper business and serving as publisher for the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch for more than two decades, Cyndy Slovak-Barton is retiring from the paper to take over other family ventures. The current Hays Free Press was founded by the Harwell family of Kyle i...

Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) Center Street in Kyle is adding Dermatology to its services in early January 2022, with Kathryn C. Siems, PA, FNP-C.   Dermatology services will move from ARC Kyle Plum Creek to ARC Center Street, located at 22420 IH 35, Suite 203. Cody Seel, PA, who has practiced Dermat...

By Brittany Anderson Many rural communities do not have reliable access to dental care — but a Buda pediatric dentist is working to combat this in Caldwell County with a Central Texas-based non-profit healthcare organization Dr. Alexandra Otto, D.D.S., and her husband Tim own and operate Kids Tooth ...

Staff Report After 20 years of live music in the Hill Country, owners of the Nutty Brown Cafe concluded their era with final performances Nov. 26 and 27. The two-night send-off performances included Pat Green and Kevin Fowler on Friday night and Randy Rogers Band, Stoney LaRue and Roger Creager on S...