YOKOSUKA, JAPAN — Petty Officer 2nd Class Esperanza Raynaga, a native of Kyle, serves in Japan aboard the self-contained mobile airport and the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan. Equipped with a full flight deck and more than 60 aircraft, including attack fighter ...

Prominent members from Frost Bank, and Julie Snyder of the Kyle Chamber of Commerce, break ground on the first Austin expansion on May 14. “We’re excited to tell the Frost story to Kyle,” said Frost Bank Vice President Cody Lock.

Multiple Kyles gather prior to the Guinness World Records count at the Kyle Fair: A Tex-Travaganza on Saturday, May 18. The city failed to achieve the 2,325 record for the largest same-name gathering, falling short by more than 1,600. Only 706 Kyles were counted at the fair.

JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative announced the winners of its new Teacher Spotlight Award, intended to recognize the superb work teachers do in their classrooms and in their communities. PEC members submitted online nominations for nearly 300 teachers and answered questions, including ...

KYLE — Pedernales Electric Cooperative awarded 25 scholarships to students across its service area in celebration of the cooperative’s 25th anniversary of its scholarship program. PEC believes in supporting its members and communities through educational programs that benefit students across the co-...

KYLE — At the May 7 meeting, Kyle City Council approved a resolution for an interlocal water-sharing agreement with the city of San Marcos, marking the third agreement within the past two years. In October 2022, Kyle entered into negotiations with San Marcos to receive up to 125 acre-feet, or 40.7 m...

The Texas Education Agency announced in December 2023 that the constructed response questions in the 2024 STAAR tests will be graded by a hybrid model of human scorers and an automated scoring engine (ASE). "The Texas hybrid scoring model uses an automated scoring engine to augment the work of human...

The Kyle Fire Department recently recognized Chief Mark Schultz for his 25 years of service. He served as a volunteer firefighter, making way to his current roles as assistant chief and fire marshal. “Chief Schultz has exemplified dedication and leadership every step of the way. We're immensely grat...

BUDA — A substitute teacher has been suspended from working in Hays CISD following an alleged puppet show, which required students to commit murder. According to a release, the district and Johnson High School placed the substitute on suspension and removed the teacher from campus on April 19, follo...

Richard Brady of Matrix Consulting presents questions to community members to understand what they need from the Kyle Police Department during an open house on April 20. The open house was hosted to gauge how many police officers need to be hired to accurately serve the community.