By Moses Leos III From rustic wood paneling, to the old rusted tin roof, much of what was Railroad BBQ is pure gold for the owners of Down South Railhouse.  And while repairs are underway for Kyle’s new business – a family friendly bar, dance hall, music venue and food truck hub – maintaining the ch...

By Moses Leos III Less than a year after one planning director abruptly resigned, Kyle must now search for another planning director following the resignation of Manny De La Rosa.  On Tuesday, Kyle spokesperson Jerry Hendrix confirmed the resignation of De La Rosa, who was hired as the city’s planni...

By Andy Sevilla An observant citizen helped the Kyle Police Department arrest a man suspected of committing multiple car burglaries in the Plum Creek subdivision on Dec. 30. Officers arrested Randy Aviles, 17, of Kyle, after catching him in the midst of burglarizing a vehicle. Aviles was booked into...

  By Moses Leos III  One person was injured Wednesday after a car crashed into the front of the Texas State Optical building, located at 5401 South FM 1626 in Kyle, near the HEB Plus.  City of Kyle spokesperson Jerry Hendrix said the incident occurred around 3 p.m. The driver of the vehicle, Patrick...

By Moses Leos III A man who stole the credit card information of 19 people in 2013 is one of two cases involving credit and debit card crime in Kyle over the past two years.  “Nowdays, everyone has a credit or debit card, and they used that to pay for everything. It tends to allow for easier access,...

By Moses Leos III A Kyle family was left to pick up the pieces after a pickup truck careened off of Burleson Road in the early morning hours on Dec. 21 and into their living room.  The incident happened around 3 a.m. in the 100 block of Bellair Drive.  According to a Kyle police accident report, off...

  By Moses Leos III A Kyle area retiree was the target of a national phone scam that involves individuals claiming to work for the Internal Revenue Service.  The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. Thursday when Pattie Kolasinski, who lives in Sunset Ridge, received an automated message from someone ...

Staff report This article was compiled with information from Kyle resident Lila Knight   Former Kyle City Council member Crescencio (Cris) Martinez, Sr. died last Tuesday in Kyle. He was 65. He was one of 14 citizens on the City Charter Commission who helped craft the City Charter of Kyle in 2000, w...

Submitted Report W ith holiday carols filling the air, about a dozen volunteers helped the Kyle Police Employee Association Blue Santa program last week. Officers and community members sorted and wrapped presents for children in the Kyle area.  Officer Genevieve Natal is in her first year as Blue Sa...

By Moses Leos III A nearly $50,000 study could be Kyle’s first step toward improving problematic drainage areas along Burleson Street.  For Kyle District 4 councilmember David Wilson, now is the time to begin the process of improving those issues.  “The opportunity to do a road improvement (on Burle...