Amara Smith hits her stride during cross country action for Lehman last weekend. Smith finished fourth individually in the Moulton Invitational to lead the Lady Lobos to a first place team finish. (Photo by Judy Cooper) by MARK CAUL The Lehman Lobos Boys Cross Country team was ready to take on a new...

Fred Carpenter, here on the old bench in front of Clark’s Grocery Store, was known to Buda residents as a great storyteller. He often rode his horse into town and tied it up to the windmill behind Garison’s service station, which is currently the Hays Free Press office in downtown Buda at the corner...

Longtime Hays CISD trustee Ralph Pfluger stands in front of the new Buda Elementary School named in his honor. Pfluger was a member of the 1967 school board that oversaw consolidation of the Kyle, Buda and Wimberley school districts. (Photo by Jim Cullen) by JIM CULLEN When students, friends and fam...

Buda Bits by SANDRA GRIZZLE It’s open! Main Street Cafe is now open under new management. Stop by soon to meet Patricia and Sid and sample the good home cooking in the newly remodeled downtown café. ••• Logan’s Roadhouse Restaurant is currently under construction near Cabela’s. Remember it is the on...

On Center by BRENDA STEWART Boy, they weren’t kidding about the squeaky wheel. It wasn’t longer than 48 hours after I went on my rant about the city’s websites last week that Kyle Parks and Rec sent me a link to their new guide and it is actually pretty cool. Not that I had anything to do with it, b...

Check It Out by CONNIE BROOKS Gaming Time happens every Friday afternoon at the Kyle Library. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the community room is fi lled with children 7-12 years old playing board, video, and computer games. The children at Gaming Time enjoy a special treat—popcorn made in a popcorn machin...

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SUBMITTED REPORT The San Marcos City Council has announced three finalists for the position of city manager following two days of interviews. They are Round Rock City Manager Jim Nuse; Peoria, Ill. City Manager Scott Moore and Kilgore City Manager Jeffrey Howell. They will be invited back for a seco...