The Kyle Fire Department and the Muscular Dystrophy Association wish to thank Kyle residents for their support and generosity during this year’s “Fill the Boot” campaign. The Kyle firefighters volunteered their time July 16, 17 and 18, asking Kyle locals to “fill the boot” with extra cash. The firef...

I would like to express our appreciation to Mike Vasil, Battalion Chief, and all the crew for your professional service and help to Bobby and me on June 7, 2010. We found ourselves in a personal crisis due to Bobby needing medical attention and also having to deal with an inside broken water pipe ca...

Your recent editorial “Exigent postal price is a bad idea” suggests that the Postal Service has done little to reduce its costs or manage its employees complement, and therefore its request for a modest rate increase should be denied. I thought your readers would be interested to know that since 200...

Kyle City Limits by BRENDA STEWART Much to my chagrin, I realize that I’m a relatively deficient environmental steward. I seek refuge in my frigidly chilled house during these Hades-inspired Texas summers, I drive an eight-year-old gas guzzling behemoth and I take incredibly long leisurely showers o...

As the Kyle Depot continues to deteriorate, an architecture firm has pulled out of the renovation project, citing lack of direction from the city. (Photo by Sean Kimmons) by SEAN KIMMONS Austin-based Antenora Architects, which has headed renovation designs for Kyle’s historic train depot for the pas...

MATTIS by BRAD ROLLINS Former Kyle City Manager Tom Mattis is seeking to become the top administrator just down the interstate in the city of San Marcos, where the city manager was fired last month. Mattis, who is credited with guiding Kyle through eight years of unprecedented residential and commer...

McFALL by SEAN KIMMONS A Kyle policeman lost his badge after he failed to detain alleged pedophile Dustin McFall, who drove away with a 14-year-old runaway after a February traffic stop. Officer Karl Cranek, who appealed his indefinite suspension, now finds his career in the hands of a hearing exami...

Courtesy photo by JEN BIUNDO Marjorie Martinez, the soft-spoken but quietly determined director of the Buda Public Library, passed away on Saturday, July 24, at the age of 61, following a long illness. She leaves behind a lasting legacy of literacy and lifelong learning. “She was a very quiet yet ef...

STAFF REPORT Kyle Mayor Lucy Johnson will host a Town Hall Meeting regarding the municipal budget from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 4 at City Hall. Coinciding with the start of her sixth month in office, Johnson’s meeting is being billed as “Budget Talk,” an opportunity for residents to “voice their concer...

STAFF REPORTS Movers and shakers in Kyle are getting ready to boogie down this weekend in honor of National Dance Day. This Saturday, students of Shock Dance Center in Kyle will teach and videotape a routine choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo of the Fox TV show “So You Think You Can Dance.”...