By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE — Kyle City Council did not take action on items discussed in executive session on Tuesday, Jan. 3. During its regularly scheduled meeting, however, council members discussed and took action on items related to Trap, Neuter and Release (TNR), amending the city’s ethics ordi...

By Amira Van Leeuwen amira@haysfreepress.com KYLE — In a 6-1 vote, Kyle City Council struck down any consideration for a temporary moratorium on Dec. 20. Council member Yvonne Flores-Cale was the single concurring vote who proposed enacting the “temporary moratorium on accepting, authorizing and app...

By Brittany Anderson brittany@haysfreepress.com Being able to commit to a sport takes immense discipline and enthusiasm and one local teenager has been able to take his love for boxing to new levels. Anthony “The Ghost” Lona, a 15-year-old boxer and student at Lehman High School, recently competed a...

KYLE — It takes a special kind of person to be able to nurture the young, growing minds of our community, and one Hays CISD teacher is making his mark in a unique way with a fun classroom store. Adolfo Benavides might be new to the district, but he found his calling as a teacher many years ago while...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE — For the last seven years, Kyle resident Jose Mendez has looked out his French doors while sipping his cup of coffee, but now his view is obstructed by barbed wire fencing peeking out above his picket fence. Contributed Photo Barbed wire fencing outside a Waterleaf Falls b...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE — On Dec. 7, the Kyle City Council unanimously approved to have city staff bring back revisions to the Downtown Master Plan with input from residents, council and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Downtown Master Plan was made to help “preserve and protect the city’s ...

By Amira Van Leeuwen and Megan Wehring KYLE — An investigation conducted by Kyle PD, with assistance from Hays CISD, found that there was no immediate risk or threat to students at the Wallace Middle School dance on Friday, Dec. 9. Around 10 p.m. that night, Kyle PD posted on Facebook that the threa...

Update: this story was updated on Dec. 14 to include a statement given by Bear Heiser to the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch. KYLE — The race for Kyle City Council’s District 1 seat is officially over, with Bear Heiser claiming victory over Amanda Stark pending unofficial results as of 8:52 p.m. The D...

KYLE — Kicking off Kyle’s 25 Days of Christmas was Santa’s arrival to Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park on Dec. 1. Following a crowd countdown with Kyle City Council members and Santa himself, thousands of dazzling lights simultaneously lit up the park, marking a beloved annual Kyle tradition that ...

KYLE — The Nov. 8 election results have been all but finalized, with two Kyle City Council hopefuls — Amanda Stark and Bear Heiser — going into a runoff election. Six candidates vied for the vacant District 1 seat on the Kyle City Council during the general election on Nov. 8, with Stark garnering 3...