After months of culling nominations and receiving input from you, our readers, we at the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch are proud to announce our winners for our Citizens of the Year campaign. The premise of our campaign was to find those who make an impact across various categories in our commun...

Your vote counts, but your words count even more. The Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch have received nominations of more than 60 people in the Buda, Dripping Springs and Kyle areas that have gone above and beyond to benefit the institutions they care about most. We are asking for input from our rea...

T he memory of a longtime law enforcement officer who also once served as Kyle’s mayor will now live on within the masonry of Historic City Hall.  On Sept. 18, the Kyle City Council unanimously passed a resolution to rename Historic Kyle City Hall to the Krug Activity Center. In addition, city leade...

ongtime Kyle residents are mourning the loss of a dedicated public figure who over the course of 20-plus years served the community in a variety of capacities. Pete Krug,   who served as the mayor of Kyle on two occasions and was a longtime law enforcement official, passed away Dec. 6, according to ...