The Texas Tree Recovery Campaign, a partnership between the Arbor Day Foundation and Tree Folks, planted 11,500 new trees with a project that began February 1 along the Blanco River. The project was done thanks to the generous financial support of Google. These new trees planted by Google employees ...

Developer aims for millennial generation with new build Appealing to the millennial generation, that wants lower mortgage costs and increased amenities, is the goal for the developer of a parcel of land on Sledge Street in Kyle. Michael Bowen, president and developer for Thunder Horse Development, i...

Structural problems at historic Kyle City Hall is leading officials to eye an engineering assessment they believe could pinpoint issues. The issue arose at the March 24 preliminary budget meeting for the 2018 fiscal year where staff budgeted $50,000 for an engineering assessment of the building. The...

Kyle is looking at regulating vacation rentals using a new software technology that was presented to the Planning and Zoning Committee on April 10. The software comes from a company called STR Helper, which works with 70 other cities nationwide to oversee vacation rental licensing and compliance. ST...

Buda Fire Department firefighter Johnny Hyde watched helplessly April 11 as fire raged through the roof of a residence in the 9000 block of Camino Real near Uhland. Crews from seven area fire departments, along with the Hays County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), helped to extinguish the b...

An iconic downtown Dripping Springs dance and music venue will bring down its curtains for good next month. On Monday, owners of the Mercer Street Dance Hall announced via a gofundme crowdfunding page plans to close the location, citing a lost battle against “exorbitant rent increases” by landlords ...

Moe and Gene Johnson High could take on a spotted look when it opens in 2019. On Monday, Hays CISD’s Student Advisory Panel (SAP) recommended the Jaguars as the MoeJo High mascot, along with the color scheme of black and gold. The recommendation will now go before the Hays CISD Board of Trustees Apr...

UPDATE – 10:37 a.m. April 13  A massive fire that destroyed a Uhland area home April 11 was caused by a homeowner working on their exterior deck, according to Hays County Fire Marshal Clint Browning. Browning said the fire, which was ruled accidental, then quickly spread into the structure and destr...

No one was injured after fire swept through and destroyed a home along Highway 21 Wednesday near Uhland. According to authorities, Highway 21 between Old Lockhart Road and Cotton Gin Road has been closed as they remain on the scene. Multiple fire crews from the Chisholm Trail, Buda and Kyle Fire Dep...

Authorities have arrested a Dripping Springs High student who they believe is connected to the overdoses of three classmates within the past week. Alyssa Qualls, 18, of Dripping Springs, was charged with delivery of a controlled substance to a child, a second-degree felony, and a state jail felony c...