By Anita Miller A fire that damaged a large mulcher along the route of the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline in Blanco County is under investigation. The Blanco Volunteer Fire Department said firefighters were alerted to the fire at 1:55 a.m. Friday and that a fire crew of 15 personnel brought ...

Staff report County authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a man who reportedly exposed himself in an aisle of a Kyle Dollar General. Suspect in Dollar General in Kyle. Photo courtesy of HCSO It happened around 9:50 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the store at 2630 Goforth Road. He was wearing sho...

By Anita Miller News of the COVID-19, that originated in China continues to dominate headlines, and though there are no cases in the general population of Texas, Epidemiologist Eric Schneider and others are continually engaged in preparation and consultation with federal authorities. COVID -19 CDC p...

By Anita Miller The Hays CISD is investigating a small fire in a bathroom at Lehman High School that authorities believe was intentionally set. According to district spokesman Tim Savoy, several rolls of toilet paper were found burning in a stall. Law enforcement and fire department investigators ar...

A portion of Main Street will be closed in Downtown Buda. Main Street between San Antonio Street and China Street is expected to close beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28 and will re-open by 5 a.m. on Monday, March 2. This includes the intersection of Main Street and RM 967. TxDOT’s Contractor, L...

Music filled the air at the historic Kyle City Hall as the Rotary Club of Kyle finished up preliminaries in the Kyle’s Got Talent contest. Proceeds from the shows benefit the club, which is raising money to help homeless children in Hays CISD. Talented singers include (clockwise from top left) Jayda...

With less than a month to go, the city of Kyle is trying to ramp up interest in its celebrations of National Pi Day — but it’s a delicate balancing act. The city that bills itself Texas’ capital of things baked in pastry shells is celebrating the imminent arrival of spring on a day that is the numer...

Kyle police say a German shepherd type dog attacked and killed a Chihuahua in the Amberwood neighborhood on Monday, Feb. 17. “It was shortly after noon,” Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said, on President’s Day, which was a school holiday. “A young girl and her mother were walking their German shephe...

A Kyle man accused of running his vehicle into a San Marcos Police Department vehicle last year and injuring two officers standing outside it is back behind bars. Zachary Paul Adams, 22, was arrested by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office Feb. 20. He is charged with intoxication assault on a peace offi...