Anita Miller An out-of-state temporary protective order was released Thursday by the attorney of a Lehman High School student assaulted by a substitute teacher last week. The attack on the 16-year-old female student was captured on cell phone video. Along with the protective order, attorney Paul Bat...

The southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in San Marcos were shut down for about an hour early Thursday in the wake of a collision between a passenger vehicle and a dump truck that killed two people. The 204B exit off I-35 was closed for several hours as wreckage was cleared and investigators worked the...

The Kyle City Council had a special visitor at its Nov. 5 meeting. Ash Crane, 11, has a congenital heart condition and has undergone more than 20 procedures in his short life that led to him being approached by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Instead of a trip to Disneyworld or a major sporting event, A...

The city of Kyle recently welcomed Mariana Espinoza, who will take over as the director of Parks and Recreation. She was hired following the retirement of long-time PARD Director Kerry Urbanowicz. Espinoza has been in the municipal recreation field for about 20 years, the last two of which she serve...

Kyle firefighters confer before entering the building. Photo by Anita Miller Kyle fire engines converged on the flea market Wednesday morning for reports of a fire, though no flames nor smoke was showing when the Hays Free Press arrived on site. It's believed some wooden pallets caught fire and were...

The attention of the nation turned to Kyle over the weekend in the wake of an alleged assault by a substitute teacher that sent a 16-year-old special needs student to the hospital. Tiffani Lankford, 32, who was substituting in a Spanish class at Lehman High School on Friday, Nov, 8, was fired by the...

The following statement was released b the Hays CISD The Hays Consolidated Independent School District fired a substitute teacher Friday for assaulting a 16-year-old, sophomore student. The assault occurred late Friday afternoon in a foreign language class and was captured on video by several other ...

Staff reports A substitute teacher at Lehman High School was fired Friday after video circulated of an altercation with a student. Tiffani Shadell Lankford, 32, is charged with aggravated assault, a second degree custody. She is due to see a judge on Saturday morning. The Hays County Sheriff’s Offic...

Hays County has temporarily lifted the burn ban until further notice. The need for a burn ban will be reviewed by fire authorities in Hays County on Nov. 12. General Requirements for Outdoor Burning: 300 feet from any structure on adjacent properties. Smoke must not create a nuisance to neighbors or...

Staff Reports Authorities are on the lookout for the suspect in a reported sexual assault of a child that happened Monday afternoon in Buda. Jesus Rocha Alvarez According to Lt. Dennis Gutierrez of the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, deputies learned of the assault just past 5 p.m. Monday. Responding ...