Staff Report  After 38 years in the newspaper business and serving as publisher for the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch for more than two decades, Cyndy Slovak-Barton is retiring from the paper to take over other family ventures. The current Hays Free Press was founded by the Harwell family of Kyle in...

Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) Center Street in Kyle is adding Dermatology to its services in early January 2022, with Kathryn C. Siems, PA, FNP-C.  Dermatology services will move from ARC Kyle Plum Creek to ARC Center Street, located at 22420 IH 35, Suite 203. Cody Seel, PA, who has practiced Dermato...

By Brittany Anderson Many rural communities do not have reliable access to dental care — but a Buda pediatric dentist is working to combat this in Caldwell County with a Central Texas-based non-profit healthcare organization Dr. Alexandra Otto, D.D.S., and her husband Tim own and operate Kids Tooth ...

Staff Report After 20 years of live music in the Hill Country, owners of the Nutty Brown Cafe concluded their era with final performances Nov. 26 and 27. The two-night send-off performances included Pat Green and Kevin Fowler on Friday night and Randy Rogers Band, Stoney LaRue and Roger Creager on S...

Last year, many local in-person events, such as pop-up holiday markets or craft fairs, moved online. This holiday shopping season, some event organizers are continuing to play it safe and keep things virtual. This means scammers can reuse last year's trick - creating phony copycat events that charge...

The holiday season is around the corner, and small businesses everywhere have been pivoting to serve a post-COVID shopping landscape. As consumers are poised to return to brick-and-mortar stores in force this holiday selling season, local mom-and-pop shops, restaurants and service providers can maxi...

By Brittany Anderson BUDA — Stepping into the Memorial Mini Golf and Museum building is like stepping back in time — World War II-era uniforms, weapons, newspapers, photographs and more fill this one-of-a-kind establishment that mixes history with fun. The Buda Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon...

By Sahar Chmais KYLE – The Railhouse is coming back and bringing with it live music, bbq, family entertainment and late night outings. The establishment opens its doors on Thursday, Sept. 23. After owners announced permanent closure, citing COVID-19 and “other factors,” the Railhouse sat untouched f...

AUSTIN – In advance of next week’s third special legislative session, a new poll shows Texas voters are increasingly concerned about the state’s future — and they overwhelmingly want leaders to take advantage of billions of federal stimulus dollars coming to Texas.  The statewide voter poll, conduct...

By Megan Wehring BUDA — From seeing the excitement on children’s faces to watching them grow into mature adults, Martha Sanders archived several favorite memories during her time at the Buda Public Library. After nearly two decades as a children’s librarian, Sanders touched the lives of many familie...