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Staff Report on March 20, 2019

Lights, cameras, Texans

Wimberley High filmmakers earn top marks at state

A handful of Wimberley High students earned top marks at the UIL Young Filmmakers Festival in Austin for a pair of films entered last month.

Making it to state this year are “The Bread Run,” directed by junior Declan Duggan, and “Aberration,” directed by seniors Braden Gary and Dylan Byrne. The films stood out among 768 entries and four rounds of competition. The teams spent hundreds of hours writing script, creating a stor...

Community, Education, News

Wimberley High School students produce state-qualifying short film

WIMBERLEY — A short film produced by a team of Wimberley High School students recently qualified for the UIL State competition. The piece, entitled "D...

March 13, 2024

Education, News, Wimberley

Wimberley debaters inching closer to State Texas Forensic Association competition

Staff Reports The Wimberley High School Speech and Debate team is just two competitions away from state – a Texas Forensic Association competiti...

November 20, 2019

Education

Wimberley seniors awarded $7.3M in scholarships

More than $7.3 million in scholarships were awarded to Wimberley High seniors May 16 as the district held the 2019 Shoot for the Stars scholarship cer...

May 22, 2019

Education

WISD teams earn awards at invitational

Gearing up for district competition, Wimberley High academic and speech & debate team members hauled medals from their performance at the Westwood...

March 27, 2019

Buda, Hays County, News

Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment

By Brittany Kelley

April 30, 2025

BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...

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Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road

By Staff Report

March 18, 2025

KYLE – The Kyle Police Department is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarringto...

Buda, Community, Hays County, ...

Main Buda fire station construction halted

By Brittany Kelley

March 12, 2025

BUDA — The Buda Fire Department’s (BFD) main station, located off of FM 2770, was slated to be completed in October 2023, yet more than a year later, ...

Hays County, News

Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County

By Staff Report

April 2, 2025

AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...

Dripping Springs, Main, News

Three-car collision leaves one dead

By Staff Report

March 12, 2025

DRIPPING SPRINGS – A three-car collision left a 79-year-old woman dead March 1. At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS...

Wimberley High filmmakers earn top marks at state

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