Burnt downtown building demolished

By Brittany Anderson

KYLE — A little over nine months after a fire destroyed two local downtown Kyle businesses, progress is starting to be made on cleaning up the area and preparing for something new. 

Shortly before 2 a.m. on Jan. 27, the Kyle Fire Department responded to a fire that had broken out at Papa Jack’s on Center Street and spread next door to Jack's Axes, an ax throwing business that had not yet opened. Although there were no injuries, both businesses were a complete loss. The Hays County Fire Marshal concluded the investigation shortly after, ruling it purely accidental.