KYLE — It’s been 143 years since the Kyle Fire Department (KFD) was founded — the same year the city of Kyle was incorporated. But just as Kyle isn’t the same little township it was more than a century ago, KFD has evolved into a different department alongside the city. According to KFD Chief Kyle T...

HAYS COUNTY — Jaquell Desean Ray, 18, was arrested and charged with felony murder in connection with the fentanyl death of a 15-year-old Lehman High School student that occurred last month. In the early morning hours of April 11, Hays County EMS and Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatc...

The Kyle Garden Club (KGC) has drawn inspiration from music about flowers to host its first flower show, "Garden Melodies," in two decades on Saturday, May 13. “Garden Melodies” will be held from 1-4 p.m. in the Family Life Center of the Kyle United Methodist Church and is open to the public. Kyle G...

As of the first day of early voting for the May 6 election, there were 626 voters for Dripping Springs ISD and 98 for Hays CISD, according to Hays County Elections Office data. The breakdown of DSISD voters on April 24 is 231 in Austin, 57 in Driftwood, 337 in Dripping Springs and one marked as othe...

Test Season The STAAR test looks different this year for students. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) said that the test was redesigned to make it more closely aligned with classroom instruction. Under House Bill 3906, passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019, TEA has been exploring the “most inst...

KYLE — At its April 18 meeting, Kyle City Council discussed the possibility of adding the Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader System. Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett proposed the item with the pretense that the Kyle Police Department (KPD) has taken feedback into consideration since the previ...

KYLE — A few seats on the Hays CISD Board of Trustees are up for grabs in the upcoming election. The Hays County League of Women Voters held a Hays CISD candidate forum at Kyle City Hall on April 6. Johnny Flores and Dr. Esmeralda Pérez-González, both vying for the Single-Member-District 2 seat, wer...

KYLE — Bryan Langley has been named the sole candidate for the position of Kyle city manager. City council voted unanimously in a special meeting on Friday, April 13 to approve Langley for the position following a strenous search involving 69 candidates. “Very rarely is this council in unanimous agr...

KYLE — A Lehman High School assistant principal was arrested and charged with a DWI and evading arrest with a motor vehicle. Julie Rosales, 45, was booked into the Hays County Jail and released on Friday, April 7, on a $2,000 Surety Bond and a $2,000 Personal Recognizance Bond, according to jail rec...

KYLE —  Kyle City Council unanimously voted to approve an ordinance to add four-way stop signs to three intersections during the Tuesday, April 4 meeting. The stop signs will be added to the intersections of Sanders and Kohlers Crossing, County Road 158 and Old Post Road, and Spring Branch Drive and...