Santa conducted his annual visit to Kyle last week.

KYLE — Kyle City Council unanimously approved the purchase of a total of 16 acres of land for more than $4 million at its Dec. 12 special meeting. Six acres for water plant “We are purchasing the entire tract for the Bunton Creek Road bond project right-of-way that we need and also expansion of the ...

KYLE — Replacing current District 5 Kyle City Council member Daniela Parsley is Marc McKinney after he won the runoff election with more than 50% of the votes on Dec. 14. According to unofficial polling results, McKinney received 262 votes, or 64.38%, while his opponent Melissa Medina received 97, o...

KYLE —  The Kyle Police Department has arrested two teenagers in connection to a shooting at a party in Kyle. According to a news release, KPD responded to reports of shots fired on Nov. 26 at approximately 12:05 p.m. in the 400 block of Old Stagecoach Road. Initially, officers were unable to locate...

KYLE – Erich Spannhake, 38, of Kyle, was arrested Friday, Dec. 6 on multiple drug charges, including possession of approximately 14 pounds of psychedelic drugs. Spannhake was previously arrested in April 2024 for the illegal possession of fentanyl and Xanax; from that arrest, two additional substanc...

Dripping Springs High School Sophomore Anvika Jain has been chosen to represent the state of Texas at the YMCA National Advocacy Days in Washington D.C. in spring of 2025. While in D.C., she will present to members of the United States Congress on the matters of youth development, healthy living and...

Emergency management coordinator Roman Baligad, Constable Ron Hood and city council member Geoffrey Tahuahua pose for a photo after Dripping Springs City Council presented an award to Hood for his years of service to the Emergency Management Committee on Dec. 5.

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Eight students from Dripping Springs High School qualified for the 2025 Texas Youth and Government State Conference after competing at the Austin District Conference on Saturday, Nov. 16. Of the eight students, six of them qualified in the judicial section: Danica Best (judge), A...

SAN MARCOS — At its Dec. 3 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the execution of an interlocal agreement (ILA) with the city of Wimberley for floodplain administration and environmental health services, as well as updated the Hays County policy for credit card use. The c...

Sponsored by the Dripping Springs Lions Club, Christmas on Mercer was held on Saturday, Dec. 7. Even with the dreary weather, Christmas on Mercer was well-attended and festive.