Kyle City Limits by BRENDA STEWART I can’t say that I’m surprised at the outcome of the city council meeting last week. There have been rumblings about the city manager’s arrogance and tenacity for years but he was powerful and nobody seemed willing to cross him. The sentiment has been gathering mom...

Letters from Linden by JACK LINDEN Saying that the Republican governor’s primary election was interesting is to make a very big understatement. Having a governor who has cited secession as an option, a senator who has brought millions if not billions of federal monies to Texas, and a local conservat...

Squeezin’ the Juice by SVEA SAUER Sometimes we become so saturated with the commentaries of experts about the failure of the economy, we overlook many of the commonplace reasons. Every day we experience poor service and while we are being told that in order for the economy to recover money must be p...

by SEAN KIMMONS EARP The Kyle City Council unanimously selected James Earp, the city’s assistant city manager, as interim city manager following a two-hour executive session in Tuesday night’s specially called meeting. Earp, who has been the assistant city manager since September 2006, takes over th...

by SEAN KIMMONS Samantha Bellows, one of the owners of The Chilly Penguin snow cone trailer, addresses the Kyle City Council last week. (Photo by Sean Kimmons) Local mobile snow cone vendors turned out to last week’s Kyle city council meeting, protesting the current city code for freezing out their ...

by SEAN KIMMONS The Kyle City Council has seen its dais shaken up recently, with fresh faces taking on new roles. But no seismology advice will be needed to predict another shake-up as two city council seats free up in May. Only one of the council races, between Jason Welch and Diane Hervol, will be...

STAFF REPORTS A Kyle resident was killed in a motorcycle crash after fleeing from police in Austin on April 8, police say. Reynaldo Sanchez Sosa, 46, of Kyle, died on scene after his motorcycle veered off the road, lost control and caused him to eject around 2 a.m. along the 12500 block of Brodie La...

Hays catcher Justin Heath (pictured) and the Rebels coasted to a 4-1 victory over Del Valle thanks in part to a three-run Stefen Navarro homer.  (Photo by Joel San Miguel) By JASON GORDON Hays head baseball coach Doug Ragsdale likes his team’s version of a letdown. In a game that the Rebels easily c...

Dustin McFall by Sean Kimmons Sean@haysfreepress.com A Kyle police officer is appealing his indefinite suspension after he allegedly let an accused pedophile drive away with a 14-year-old runaway during a traffic stop in February. Officer Karl Cranek was terminated in early March for not properly in...

Paul Herrera, 80, of Kyle passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010. He was born in Bandera, Texas on October 25, 1929 to Albert and Josie Obeido Herrera. Paul and Rose started to share a life together on April 21, 1971 and the Lord blessed them with many years together. Paul worked at the Shield Ranch for...