M any mourning Mountain Citians attended the memorial service for Mayor Phillip Taylor on Friday at a packed Hays CISD PAC. The service honored Taylor’s life of service. To me, the service made it clear Taylor was intentionally serving God by serving others. Monday evening’s city council meeting sta...

A lert for Mountain City residents – our City Council’s proposed budget has cuts that could reduce funding of Loving Mountain City, Dumpster Days and Tree Limb Days. The city’s proposed budget includes $25,000 for Emergency Services, a fee that the city must pay since we did not vote for Emergency S...

A fter Jimmy Kimmel, the night before my recent heart ablation, RonTom read my unread instructions the doctor gave two days earlier. “Bring a responsible adult to stay with you overnight at the hospital.” Not knowing of a responsible adult sitting service (not a bad idea), an app on the phone came t...

he rumble of motorcycles of all makes and models shook the pavement at Cabela’s last weekend as the Capital of Texas Police Motorcycle Chute Out revved into Buda. The event, according to the Kyle Chamber of Commerce website, has grown from 65 competitors the first year to 124 last year. This year, 1...

eady for a refreshing break from election news? Mountain City held no election this year. No election news here! (An alderman will soon be appointed by the City Council since there’s an empty seat. Attend Monday night’s meeting at 7 p.m. to hear what’s going on in city government.) Mayor Tiffany Cur...

By Kim Hilsenbeck City council members appear to have a different view of the future of Mountain City than many residents of the tiny town. At least that is the impression after the May 20 public meeting. About 65 people attended the special called public meeting held at the Plum Creek Golf Club. Ro...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Residents and guests packed into the city hall in Mountain City Monday evening to hear more about the proposed interlocal agreement with the city of Kyle and Hays County involving a transfer of extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).  Emotions ran high because the deal, as written by ...

By Andy Sevilla  An Austin-based developer is proposing 2,200 high-end homes in Mountain City’s extra-territorial jurisdiction. And with big development projects come rising water concerns in a drought-stricken area where ground and surface water levels are lowering. “The main area of concern has be...