School districts, mobile vaccine clinic also receiving funds HAYS COUNTY — Local organizations across Hays County are set to receive a helping hand through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. On Feb. 28, the commissioners court received a presentation from Ardurra Senior Project Manager Eric Boeh...

Recent cyberbullying incident also raises questions Buda — More funds and resources will be provided to Hays CISD to address a variety of mental health concerns. During the rescheduled board of trustees meeting on Feb. 24, the board approved an item that will provide the district with funds for ment...

Painting to be unveiled in April WIMBERLEY — The finishing touches to Alexis Pointe Senior Living's community-involved art mural are almost complete. The reveal celebration will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4 at 14390 Ranch Road 12 in Wimberley. The community is invited to see the final art...

WIMBERLEY — While some may be dreaming of visiting Jacob’s Well this summer, the attraction is still considered unsafe for swimming. Last week, Hays County officials stated that the current drought has caused the flow from the spring to not be suitable for swimming, as it is contingent on precipitat...

Wimberley — On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Wimberley High School UIL Academic and Speech & Debate teams competed at a local meet hosted by Hays High School. The school dominated the overall competition, winning first place sweepstakes with a total of 473 points. The following students/ teams placed at th...

Residents impacted by severe weather Texas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in 67 counties, including Hays, who were affected by the severe winter weather this month will have additional time to report their food loss because of power outages due to the storm. The U.S. Dep...

WIMBERLEY — Three city council seats are up for grabs in Wimberley. The city of Wimberley’s next general election will be held on Saturday, May 6. Positions that will be filled include city council Place One (currently held by Rebecca Minnick), Place Three (currently held by Chris Sheffield) and Pla...

Contributed Photos Even though it’s January, that did not stop eager jumpers from enjoying the Polar Bear Plunge on New Years Day at Blue Hole Regional Park in Wimberley.

WIMBERLEY – At Blue Hole Regional Park, the city of Wimberley is working to remove oak wilt — one of the most destructive tree diseases. The disease has killed more than one million trees in 76 Central Texas counties, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Oak wilt is an infectious vascular dise...

By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY – New trees have been planted in some Wimberley parks that were affected by the 2021 winter freeze. On Wednesday, Dec. 14, as part of a “Plant Your Park” event, volunteers helped parks and recreation staff plant 32 trees in areas of Blue Regional Park, located at 100 Blue ...