By Amira Van Leeuwen   HAYS COUNTY — Monkeypox is believed to have been around for centuries but was first noticed in 1958 in rodents in Africa. The disease belongs to a family of viruses called poxviridae, and within the poxviridae family are different viruses. One of the viruses within the poxviri...

Staff Report   The Texas Department of Transportation is looking to improve transportation safety, address congestion and preserve roadways with a new roadway construction plan.   The 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), adopted by Gov. Greg Abbott at the end of August, is an advanced $85 bill...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE — Kyle’s Pie in the Sky Festival returns after being canceled last year due to COVID-19.   This year, the family-friendly event took place at Gregg-Clarke Park near Ash Pavillion on Sept. 3 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Typically, the event is at Lake Kyle Park, but the park is cu...

Staff Report   KYLE – The community is invited to join the city of Kyle for the upcoming Dialogue for Peace and Progress, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, on Friday, Sept. 16 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Kyle City Hall. Started in 2021, the Dialogues for Peace & Progress is an event series that w...

HAYS COUNTY -- A Hays County contractor will implement a single-lane closure on Yarrington Rd. east of I-35 to perform open-cut drainage work beginning Thursday, Sept. 8, and ending Friday, Sept. 9, weather permitting. This work will be performed with flaggers to ensure traffic in both directions is...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY– A local doctor provides families with tips regarding sleep and nutrition, as students are back in school. Sleep is essential at any age. However, according to the Sleep Foundation, younger ages need even more sleep.   Graphic courtesy of the Sleep Foundation Every age...

  Members of Kyle Area Senior Zone pose with the award they received for Nonprofit of the Year. PHOTOS COURTESY OF PATRICK STEGER PHOTOGRAPHY The Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce presented their Excellence in Commerce awards at the monthly luncheon, held Tuesday, August 23. Awards were given for small,...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY – A local ER doctor provides families with tips on staying safe and healthy throughout the upcoming Labor Day weekend.   The first thing to be mindful of is the weather – even though the holiday weekend is at the beginning of September, temperatures remain high in Hays...

By Brittany Anderson KYLE — Stop signs are being removed along Veterans Drive at the intersection of Silverado Drive on Aug. 31.   At a Kyle City Council meeting on July 19, city engineer Leon Barba explained that the stop signs were initially put in place as part of a temporary traffic control meas...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   KYLE —   In a 3-2 vote, the Kyle City Council failed to pass a motion to add a Personal Improvement Plan (PIP) procedure to the personnel handbook and update the grievance process at its Aug. 22 meeting. Council member Yvonne Flores-Cale brought forward the motion. In agreemen...