KYLE — Kyle City Council received a report on the preliminary five year financial fiscal forecast for the city’s general fund for the fiscal years 2024-25 through 2028-29 at its April 16 meeting. Director of Finance Perwez Moheet said that this is part of beginning the city’s budget process: “The pu...

KYLE — The Kyle Police Department arrested William Player Conley, 47, on Tuesday, April 23, for driving while intoxicated (a Class B misdemeanor) and unlawful carrying of a weapon (a Class A misdemeanor). Conley serves in the Place 4 seat on the Wimberley ISD Board of Trustees. At 5:19 p.m. on Tuesd...

KYLE — Ascension Seton Hays Hospital, which currently serves as the highest-level trauma hospital for the Hays County area, has recently amplified its patient treatment with the opening of a fourth catheterization lab. Although the hospital already has three of the labs, the fourth features electrop...

KYLE  — According to Companion Animal Parasite Council, one in 50 dogs tested positive for heartworms in Hays County in 2024. In honor of National Heartworm Awareness Month,  Guy Mathews, DVM, of Kyle Animal Hospital explained the risk factors of the disease. “Heartworms are actual worms. If you cou...

Students and community members shop at local vendor booths during the Lehman High School Women in STEM Spring Festival on April 11. In addition to the vendors, there was a petting zoo with reptiles, chickens, sheep, goats and more.

KYLE — At the April 2 Kyle City Council meeting, council voted to approve an item on second and final reading to give council members access to the health insurance program at the city's expense. Previously, at the March 19 meeting, assistant city manager Jesse Elizondo brought forth the item, which...

The Lehman High School Softball and Baseball teams hosted a Day at the Ballpark event on Saturday, April 6, in celebration of the opening of the new softball and baseball complex at the school. Following ribbon cuttings, the teams hosted a camp and day of children's activities, followed by an alumni...

AUSTIN — Following months of review and discussion, the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees approved 8-1 a proposal to offer free tuition for high school graduates and GED completers, starting with the class of 2024, at its Monday, April 1 meeting. ACC started looking at this type of...

KYLE — At its April 2 meeting, Kyle City Council approved $116,414 for the evaluation of an expansion of the reclaimed water distribution system to Plum Creek Golf Course. To provide background, the presentation cited rapid population growth as the reason for an increase in potable water demands, wh...