Narrow streets, close calls, tight turns could delay response time in Buda
by Kim Hilsenbeck With an average response time of about four minutes, the Buda Fire Department has made great strides since its days of being an all-volunteer organization. But when narrow roads...
View ArticleImpostor finds new home
by Jon Vanderlaan From the Odessa American From the hardwood floor to the hill country, it appears the man formerly known as Jerry Joseph has found a home. Guerdwich Montimere, 25, registered May 16...
View ArticleRoy’s Run earns first
Buda Library announces writing contest winners The Friends of the Buda Library announced the winners of its annual adult writing contest: First Place – Roy’s Run by Gary A. White Second Place – Picnic...
View ArticleCorridor cities take in close to $1M from federal stimulus
by ANDY SEVILLA Buda’s, Kyle’s and San Marcos’ city governments took in nearly $1 million in federal grants, thus far, from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More than $78 million was...
View ArticleBastrop fireworks warehouse blaze shuts down 71, owner has stand in Buda
An American Fireworks warehouse on Hwy. 71 at Hwy. 21 in Bastrop caught fire earlier today, according to the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency responders shut down east bound Hwy. 71 for...
View ArticleArrive Alive for the July 4th holiday
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office’s is participating in the Arrive Alive Central Texas’ July 4th initiative. It begins 6 p.m, Wednesday, July 3, and continue until 6 a.m., Sunday, July 7. During this...
View ArticleSelbera censured by council peers, keeps office
by ANDY SEVILLA Kyle Council Member Becky Selbera paid off six years of delinquent property taxes four days before the city council officially considered consequences against the elected official’s...
View ArticleCan you hear me now?
New poles needed in downtown Kyle at Center & Main after truck gets stuck on a wire. Verizon had crews out Friday morning replacing two old poles on Center St. in Kyle following an incident...
View ArticleOfficials investigating fire that destroyed 56-year-old San Marcos home
by ANDY SEVILLA Fire officials are still investigating a Wednesday night fire that destroyed a 56-year-old home in San Marcos. The San Marcos Fire Department, assisted by five area fire departments,...
View ArticleOveida Fredric Rye, Jr. (1938-2013)
Fred Rye was born December 24, 1938 in Ponta Gorda, Florida, and passed away in Manchaca, Texas, on August 1, 2013. Fred was a spiritual Christian man whose love for his family was without measure,...
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