KYLE — Noah Saul, 15, is an upcoming sophomore at Hays High School; however, instead of spending his summer hanging out with friends or playing video games, he created a sports shed and an activity/art walk for students at Kyle Elementary School. Saul began Boy Scouts in first grade when his mother ...

KYLE — Seven-year-old Azariah Silguero is headed to the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics with the support of his family and the community. Azariah’s love for sports developed at a young age, encouraged by his parents, with football being his favorite. It wasn’t until this past March that the y...

Antonio Arredondo, co-owner of Gentlemen’s Grooming 101, cuts a young resident’s hair at Cutz4Kidz. Gentlemen's Grooming 101 started the event years ago and it has only grown, with more than 30 barbers attending this year. The event was held at the Krug Activity Center on July 29.

HAYS COUNTY — Hays CISD is adding more school resource officers (SRO) to the district. During the consent agenda portion of its July 24 meeting, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved an interlocal agreement between the district and Hays County to provide three additional full-time SROs. This woul...

KYLE — At its budget workshop on Saturday, July 29, Kyle City Council heard updates to the ongoing proposal for FY 2023-24. The meeting was one of many to be held before adopting the budget in October. City Manager Bryan Langley presented key points on the proposed budget to the council including ch...

Community members, parks staff and developer representatives gathered at Lake Kyle Park on Monday, July 24, to break ground on Kyle’s first all-inclusive playground. The project is a result of the 2018 Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council’s cornerstone idea to promote inclusivity in all Kyle parks. Phas...

Children line up for face painting at the Tea2Go Barbie Partea on July 20 in Kyle. The event was to celebrate the release of the new Warner Bros. film, “Barbie.” Pizza and cookies were available along with the Barbie drink of the day — a strawberry mojito flavored tea.

KYLE — On July 18, the Kyle Area Senior Zone hosted a lunch for older adults in the area to listen to a presentation given by Mayor Travis Mitchell about the highly-anticipated senior center. Mitchell first began by discussing the newly built Public Safety Center and the vision it took to complete i...

KYLE — The saying goes, "Everything is bigger in Texas," and the city of Kyle proved it with the opening of its new, 64,000-square-foot Public Safety Center located on Kohlers Crossing. On Thursday, July 20, the two-story facility was opened following residents’ approval of Proposition A in the Nove...

KYLE — Two months ago, several families were left heartbroken after the beloved Mother’s Day Out Program (MDO) at First Baptist Church in Kyle closed its doors. But just a few minutes down the road, they will soon have some relief, as Tiny Seeds Christian Preschool is opening in September at Fellows...