STAFF REPORT ROMAIN A Houston area constable’s deputy was arrested recently in San Marcos after a traffic accident that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital. Michael St. Romain, 23, is charged with intoxication assault after he lost control of his black Mustang while turning onto Thorpe Lane from Rob...

by BRAD ROLLINS After the first round of winnowing 61 department head requests totaling $19,768,200 for capital improvement projects, the Kyle City Council, three hours into a workshop last night, had eliminated exactly: None of them. That’s part of the process, interim City Manager James Earp told ...

STAFF REPORT The recently renovated Old City Hall, dedicated last month with great fanfare, has yet to open its doors as the Kyle Area Senior Zone. A city inspector is waiting for the general contractor, G. Creek Construction, to install a gas meter before issuing a certificate of occupancy, said Je...

STAFF REPORTS Work is scheduled to begin next week on a new bridge across IH-35 at Windy Hill Rd. between Buda and Kyle, in front of the Home Depot. The Texas Department of Transportation will initially construct the bridge as a two-lane structure, but will be expanding it to four-lanes as future fu...

STAFF REPORT The Kyle City Council is currently accepting applications to allocate $30,000 set aside from this year’s budget to support service organizations in Kyle, city officials say. Applications should be submitted to the city secretary by noon on July 1 and can be downloaded from the city’s we...

STAFF REPORT A live bat found outside a home in the Whispering Hollow and Clear Springs Hollow neighborhood tested positive for rabies according to results received today from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The animal was found on the ground about 11 a.m. Friday near the intersection...

Hays hired Danny Preuss (right) away from Lehman to take over its girls basketball program from recently retired Donny McDonald (left). (Photo by Jason Gordon) By JASON GORDON Hays High School didn’t have to go on a very long journey to find its new girls head basketball coach. Danny Preuss, who coa...

Adrian Acosta By Sean Kimmons A 2009 Hays High School graduate was killed in a one-vehicle crash along RM 967 near Driftwood sometime early Wednesday morning, authorities say. Adrian Nicholas Acosta, of Manchaca, was driving eastbound when his 2003 Nissan sedan left the roadway and struck a telephon...

On Sunday May 30, 2010 Big Mac went to a joyous heavenly reunion with Marie, his wife of 60 years, his parents John Daniel and Elizabeth McCann and his granddaughter Katie. Big Mac’s zest for life, booming laugh and bear hugs will be missed by all who experienced them. He was born and raised in Butt...

Samuel Dean Williams, 84, of Hideaway, formerly of Buda, died Sunday, May 23, 2010. Visitation and services were held Thursday, May 27, at Harrell Funeral Home in Austin. Burial followed at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.