Lehman's Charles Williams tip-toes the sideline against Edison. He scored from 33-yards out in the third quarter to help the Lobos to a 28-21 win over the Golden Bears. (Photo by Judy Cooper) By MARK CAUL The Lehman football team made life more difficult for itself than the Lobos needed to Friday ni...

STAFF REPORTS Under the advisement of Hays County Fire Marshal Mark Chambers, the Hays County Commissioners Court enacted a countywide burn ban effective Monday, officials say. The burn ban is due to drying conditions and possible high wind days, which could cause serious fires, the Hays County Sher...

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Tons of recyclables have been piling up at the landfill and will be sorted when TDS opens its new recycling center this month. Stacks of 96-gallon bins stand ready to be delivered. by SEAN KIMMONS Kyle city officials are in negotiations with Texas Disposal Systems to develop a city-wide recycling pr...

by JEN BIUNDO Facing about $180,000 anticipated in revenue shortfalls courtesy of a national recession, Buda councilmembers took their first look Tuesday night at a no-frills budget that could push the tax rate up by about three cents in the 2010-11 fiscal year. In a 6-0 vote with Councilmember Cath...

Danfoss Chatleff on Buda’s Goforth Road has been in operation since 1986 but will have to let go of its 120 employees after the plant’s operations are moved to Mexico. (Photo by Sean Kimmons) by JEN BIUNDO After nearly 25 years in operation, one of Buda’s largest manufacturing employers is shutting ...

About a half-mile of the frontage road around its intersection with Hillside Terrace Drive is closed for an estimated four weeks. by JEN BIUNDO Work is underway on a long-awaited interstate overpass that could help divert heavy commercial traffic off of Buda access roads. Over the next four weeks, t...

From the Crow’s Nest by CLINT YOUNTS It seems to me that lots of people are protesting over stuff that don’t make much sense to me. Lots of folks are upset about the mess that British Petroleum made out in the gulf, cursing the oil company as they drive their gas-guzzling cars down the road. Other f...

Young-at-Large by JOHN YOUNG Progressive, vibrant, inclusive, this northern Arizona city seems a refuge from the “them vs. us” rage rattling a state under the political control of hard-liners. And yet, even Prescott can’t escape it. The race question. White vs. brown. Them vs. us. That’s what it was...

Kyle City Limits by BRENDA STEWART Looking back, I’m not sure that a lot of folks thought that Obama could actually win the election. And when he did, they began almost immediately trying to undermine his plans – the ambitious platform of bringing America back to peace and prosperity. “He’s not from...