Barbara Ann (DelVecchio) Simone, 71, of Waterloo, New York passed away on December 15, 2019 at the Ascension Seton Hays Hospital in Kyle, Texas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: St. Anthony's Catholic Church 801 Burleson St. Kyle, TX 78640 Ph: 512-268-5311 Funeral services ...

M ost of my Christmases have become hopelessly blurred together, but Christmas 1969 holds a special place in my heart. In fact, back in 1998 my very first yuletide column took a whimsically nostalgic look at that holiday. But as the 50th anniversary of Christmas 1969 approaches, I feel compelled to ...

Meadow Cryar, 5th grade art student at Jacob's Well Elementary School, won first place on her monster design at the Wimberley Glassworks Gourdgeous Pumpkin Patch Festival on Sept. 28. As the winner, her design was sculpted out of glass by the artists at Wimberley Glassworks. It took two hours for Cr...

Texans will decide 10 amendments to the Texas Constitution on Nov. 5, and ahead of the election, the League of Women Voters is presenting arguments both for and against each. Proposition 1 Proposition 1 proposes adding elected municipal judges to the list of public officials who may hold more than o...

The woman at the podium listed off a dozen or so species of songbirds that delight her young daughters by coming to their backyard feeder – tufted titmice, chickadees, wrens, finches and buntings among them. “I’m speaking on behalf of the birds that will lose their homes on the land behind our house...

The Kyle City Council has approved a settlement agreement with the Permian Highway Pipeline, LLC, and Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline, LLC. The agreement allows for Kinder Morgan to construct the Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) through the boundaries of the City of Kyle and provides protections to the c...

Dripping Springs volleyball (29-10) remained undefeated in district play (3-0) after a dominant performance in last week’s home matchup where the Tigers swept LBJ Austin (10-17) in three straight sets 25-10, 25-7, 25-16. “We have lofty expectations about how we perform,” Dripping Springs head coach ...

The Kyle City Council made one reappointment and added two new members to the Planning & Zoning Commission at its Sept. 17 meeting. However, the nomination of a third new member was not approved. Paul Scheibmeir was re-appointed to Seat 1. New appointees are Priscilla Harrell,   Seat 3 and Rebecca Y...

By Christopher Green    A 260-year-old tree in Buda is not only getting new life, but also a new name. Last month, the Friends of the Buda Library, in conjunction with the city of Buda, renamed a heritage oak on the property of the current city hall facility as “Guardian Oak.” The renaming was part ...