1. Cut back roses and shape your shrub roses. Those tall bushes can be trimmed to 1 ½ to 2 feet in height with open centers. Use a sharp pair of pruners and a good pair of leather gloves. Climbing roses should be left un-pruned until after their spring bloom. March is also a good time to add roses t...

From the moment he set foot in the Kunkel Room at Buda Elementary Upper Campus Saturday, Billy Lancaster’s mind instantly traveled to days gone by.    Where today is a carpeted meeting area, back in the day it was once an auditorium that played host to a variety of old Buda High traditions and assem...

Wrens are members of a major bird family which contains over 60 species, mostly concentrated in Central and South America.   There are no wrens in Alaska or Hawaii. There are some 10 types of wrens in the continental U.S., including rock, marsh, canyon, house, Pacific, Bewick’s, winter, cactus, sedg...

It is often argued that water is one of humankind’s most precious resource, utilized by all people throughout the globe as a part of a healthy lifestyle.  History has shown that Hays County, even when occupied by indigenous populations, is a hub for clean and fresh water. Today, residents across the...

From an early age, native Austinite Andrea Cunningham envisioned playing a role in government. During her high school years, Cunningham served as a volunteer at her local polling station, even though she wasn’t old enough to cast a ballot at the time. She later did a “tiny” bit of work with campaign...

The belief of paying it forward, no matter what, is a mantra Kyle resident Arthur Zamarripa tries to live by. From putting in 20 years of work with the Kyle Parks and Recreations Department, to helping to steer area youth away from bad situations, Zamarripa seeks to give back to the community he ser...

Readership at the Kyle Public Library is skyrocketing as reports show participation numbers are on the rise in recent years. The number of visitors to the library is up by 3 percent from 2017, but the circulation of books, both digital and physical copies, significantly increased. Paul Phelan, Direc...

The Kyle Garden Club was organized in 1957 at the old Kyle City Hall, now renamed the Pete Krug Activity Center, with 18 members present. In 1958 the club was Federated into the National Garden Clubs, Inc. and it is currently a member of the South Central Region of National Garden Club. Over the pas...

A proposed hiking and biking trail that spans the entire city of Kyle could finally be coming to fruition. On Feb 5, Kyle Parks and Recreations Director Kerry Urbanowicz said staff submitted an application with the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) for a reimbursement grant to start on the Plum Creek T...

Last week proved that if you live in Texas you can’t be lulled into thinking that it is officially spring until at least Easter (and then we have had Easter frosts, so there’s that…). This is a good time to go over a couple of ways to protect your late winter and early spring veggies along with thos...