Claiborne Kyle Log House Annual Fried Chicken Dinner 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gathering at the 1850 dogtrot homestead of the city of Kyle’s namesake. $7 for adults; $4 for children. 2400 S. Old Stagecoach Road in Kyle. Santa Cruz Catholic Church Parish Festival Noon to 8:30 p.m. Live music, food booths, ga...

If anyone recognizes the suspects above, they are asked to call CrimeStoppers at 800-324-8477. (Photos from Concealed Cameras) STAFF REPORT The Hays County Sheriff’s office is looking for two men who officials say have stolen copper and aluminum from a construction yard across from Dripping Springs ...

STAFF REPORT Hays County’s 10 incorporated cities registered a sluggish 2.1 percent growth in sales tax receipts this month, with Dripping  Springs leading the way by depositing $80,279, an increase of 36.9 percent above a year ago. San Marcos and Kyle also witnessed increases, but by less impressiv...

Guest Column by LUCY JOHNSON, KYLE MAYOR Over the last six weeks, our city council held a series of workshops to prepare Kyle’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. For the first time, our council reviewed the proposed budget line by line, and debated the merits of each proposed expenditure. We spen...

From the Crow’s Nest by CLINT YOUNTS After this week I had at work, I need a vacation. Seemed like every day, somebody brought in a sick cat or some dog with a broken leg.  Just because we work at an animal hospital, folks think they can bring in their sick pets. We would much rather see cute, healt...

Squeezin’ the Juice by SVEA SAUER Recently I have been forced to stand back from the current political scene and take stock of my ability to absorb any more shrill pronouncements of patriotism from those who are not patriotic. These people seem content to destroy their country in order to gain advan...

Will ACC be the redeemer for HCISD?  When will we realize we can’t afford all this? The federal net interest per year is over $222 billion. If spending continues at the current rate, net interest payments will be over $900 billion annually by 2020! We can’t build more government forever. At the fede...

Letters from Linden by JACK LINDEN Why in America can a cross be erected just about anywhere? Not only can they be erected anywhere, but seemingly at any height.  Recently in this state, a rather large cross was erected west of San Antonio and the courts upheld the right of the builder to do so. Peo...

I attended the Austin - San Antonio Growth Corridor summit last Friday in New Braunfels.  Henry Cisneros spoke on the need for our corridor to work together for thoughtful growth.  He made it a point to introduce all of the mayors present within this corridor and made the case on the importance of a...

I was thoroughly moved by Brenda Stewart’s “A short walk down a long path” in your August 11, 2010, issue. During my recent trip to Washington, D.C., I visited the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument, Arlington National Cemetery and the nearby Marine Corps Memorial – al...