The Friends of the Buda Library is holding its annual Summer Contest for Young Writers. The contest is open to all writers between the ages of 8 to 17. The competition will be split into the ages 8-12 division and a 13-17 group. Stories are limited to 500 words or less and only one entry per person....

Growing up, Lehman High senior Cameron Saucedo had an inkling of what career path he’d eventually seek. After watching his father serve with the Kyle Fire Department (KFD) for many years, Saucedo naturally envisioned following his footsteps into the public service sector. Through Hays CISD’s two-yea...

The Friends Foundation, an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization in Dripping Springs, is in dire need of volunteer drivers for its Our Daily Bread program, to deliver meals in the greater Dripping Springs area. The program is now providing meals to about 25 elderly clients. Currently the schedule has...

I have a friendly gray fox who visits my backyard. He likes to jump up in my birdbath for a drink and he will also eat sunflower seeds that fall from my seed feeder. I am a little surprised that I have never seen a coyote around doing the same things. After all, coyotes are found in all 48 continent...

E state sales, garage sales and yard sales within Mountain City offer opportunities to visit with neighbors. The news of Roger Green’s death back on Valentine’s Day shocked me. From Abbie Hutchison I heard of the sweet time she and Stu had visiting with Roger at the hospital just hours before he pas...

Much like a fine wine, volume one of “The Rebel” always seems to get better with age for Kyle Nations, Shirley Sturdivant, David Dabelgott and Marian Loep. Every turn of a yellowed page in the 50-year-old high school yearbook elicits a cornucopia of emotions and memories – moments that ranged from g...

A bill aimed at protecting professionals who default on their student loans is now on Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. On May 21, the Texas House voted 146-0 with one member absent to pass Senate Bill (SB) 37, originally authored by State Sen. Judith Zafirini (D-Laredo). State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood...

Plans for installation of all-inclusive playground equipment at more Kyle area parks is on the horizon. The Kyle Area Youth Advisory Committee, made up of Hays CISD students from Lehman High, Hays High and Live Oak Academy, closed their 2018-19 academic year with future plans for the project, which ...

D iamondback Rattlesnakes live here. You might want to think about this when you think about listening to music or a sermon with headphones while doing yard work. The rattlesnake killed recently midway on Live Oak Drive carried six rattles and a button. Our Snake Rescuer #2 moved. If someone wants t...

M y late aunt was known for her love of gardening. I have written about her backyard before in this column because it was overflowing with flowers of every shape and size.   Flower arrangements were her specialty. Every Saturday until the age of 102 she would put vases together for Sunday morning ch...