KYLE  — In a 5-2 decision on Saturday, Jan. 28, Kyle City Council voted to acquire 108 West Center St. in downtown Kyle, the site of the former Papa Jack's. Following executive session, mayor Travis Mitchell made a motion to approve the acquisition for $800,000 plus closing costs. The motion was sec...

HAYS COUNTY  — Voters could see new schools and buses, much-needed building renovations and more on a potential Hays CISD bond in May. In August 2022, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees charged the Facilities and Bond Oversight Committee (FBOC) to study the need for a future bond election. Following se...

3% pay increase proposed Dripping Springs — Budget has been a recent topic of discussion for Dripping Springs ISD. On Jan. 23, the DSISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the 2023-24 assumptions and parameters, which include a proposed 3% pay increase. But the vote was not left without discussi...

HAYS COUNTY — There was a drizzle in the cold morning air as local teens of the community gathered at Dripping Springs Ranch Park on Saturday, Jan. 21 for the Hays County Livestock Show. A nervous energy radiated as the queen’s court and ambassadors waited for their names to be announced. When the e...

Thousands of Texans could be affected HAYS COUNTY — As a looming deadline is quickly approaching, thousands of Texans could be affected if an agreement is not reached between a major hospital system and one of the state’s largest insurance providers. The current contract between Blue Cross Blue Shie...

‘We want to make this right, be we do not want to go in this blindly’ KYLE — Kyle City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday, Jan. 17 to approve the Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) ordinance with two amendments. The ordinance would set the parameters of the TNR program, which would allow Animal Control or volunte...