The administration of Johnson High School averted what would have been a real tragedy — albeit a personal one — on Saturday by allowing students evacuated on Friday to return for personal items like cell phones. There were actually two evacuations on Friday, Oct. 11 because of the smell of gas. The ...

An automobile accident resulted last week in the capture of a man wanted in Kansas for kidnapping and other charges. Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said officers were summoned to FM 150 and Old Post Road around 4:22 p.m. on Oct. 6 and, as part of routine investigation, ran a check on the licenses of...

Volunteer Dr. Henry Oles Before radios and air brakes, train conductors, brakemen, and flagmen rode in the caboose to look for signs of trouble on the tracks. The caboose also served as an office for the train conductor. This Saturday volunteers from the Kyle Railroad Depot & Heritage Center and mem...

Current staff fielding traffic complaints When the Hays County Sheriff’s Office took to social media to publicize a new email address for traffic complaints, they expected to get reports of speeders and the like. Instead, motorists took the opportunity to complain about things county law enforcement...

Staff Reports An 80-year-old Buda woman was killed Monday morning after her Chevrolet Impala was hit head-on by an 18-wheeler. Geraldine Wilcox Hylander was pronounced dead at the scene by Hays County Justice of the Peace Beth Smith. The driver of the Freightliner, identified as 35-year-old Charmell...

Young entrepreneurs with an innovative idea are encouraged to take part in a Quick Pitch competition Oct. 23 at Texas State University. Sponsored by the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) and the university’s I-CorpsSite for Entrepreneurship, the event will be held from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mini...

Anita Miller One Austin man was killed and another seriously injured Wednesday when the vehicle they were in went off the road near Wimberley and struck a tree. It happened at approximately 12:07 p.m. on FM 3237 about four miles northeast of Wimberley. According to Trooper Robbie Barrera of the Texa...

A Driftwood resident with prior arrests for burglary was taken into custody by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday afternoon after allegedly breaking into a home in the 200 Block of Meyers Road in Buda.   Steven Rene Flores, 30, is charged with burglary of a habitation, a second degree felony, ...

Growth that has continued unabated in northern Hays County has led the Hays CISD to once again consider a bond election. No firm decisions have been made, but a Facilities and Bond Oversight Committee (FBOC) is currently meeting to review the possibility of a bond election in May 2020, the district ...

By Anita Miller Kyle Police say a team of four at work in Kyle early on Oct. 6 burglarized numerous vehicles and stole two as they targeted 10 streets in or near the Meadows of Kyle neighborhood. Three juveniles and 18-year-old Anderson Cortez were taken into custody and charged with burglary of a v...