KYLE — Kyle City Council approved a reimbursement resolution for the next 12 months that would allow the city to borrow money from itself through the general fund and pay it back at a later date through Certificate of Obligations (COs), as well as an addendum to the existing water agreement with the...

BUDA — At its Dec. 3 meeting, Buda City Council voted to approve a request by Balanced Site Design (BSD) on behalf of H-E-B to change the zoning from Interstate Commercial to Planned Development in regards to the upcoming project. The planned development — a proposed 135,000 square-foot grocery stor...

San Antonio  — Despite the Sinton High School Pirates (13-0 overall) overcoming almost every obstacle presented to them in the final quarter of the 4A Division 2 Quarterfinal at Harlandale Memorial Stadium, the team could not prevail over the Wimberley High School Texans’ Code Red defense and the cl...

Hugh Roy Cullen gave a luncheon at his Houston mansion on Dec. 7, 1949 for Gen. Dwight Eisenhower.  Taking the war hero aside, the Texas oilman echoed the sentiments of most Americans by urging Ike to run for president in 1952. Self-taught prospector with a knack for squeezing black gold out of aban...

The Johnson High School girls basketball team hosted the Austin High School Maroons on Tuesday, Dec. 3, but could not squeeze out a win in the nondistrict match, leaving the final score 64-51.

For as long as I can remember, my mom has loved Christmas. I grew up knowing that each holiday season would be filled with a myriad of lights, cookies — truthfully, too many — presents under the tree and lots of laughter. She used to tell me that when she was little, Christmas was never that big of ...

DEVINE  — Apogee Dripping Springs was sponsored by the Spartan Kids Foundation, which provided free race entries for students and coaches to participate in the Spartan Sprint in Devine last month. On Nov. 23, the determined teens from Apogee Dripping Springs Micro High School, accompanied by their C...

WIMBERLEY — A new restaurant has made its way to Wimberley, in the heart of the downtown square. Located at 13904 Ranch Road 12, Suite 4, next to The Let Go and Dos Olivos Market, Meat & Drink opened during the first week of November to serve as a place for people to relax and unwind, pick up dinner...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — A high-end boutique designed for women to be able to shop upscale brands of clothing, accessories and shoes is now open in the city of Dripping Springs. On Friday, Nov. 8, the Dripping Springs location of Monkee’s was filled by a crowd of intrigued community members, visitors and ...

KYLE — Kayla Sanchez decided to try out “lashing” nearly three years ago. After going through a two-week test period, it just clicked: this is what her career was meant to be. “It was my mom who was like, ‘You should do this as a backup, just in case,’” said Sanchez, who participated in the Lehman H...