Staff Report WIMBERLEY – Wimberley ISD needs the community’s help to keep its holiday marketplace afloat. The Holiday Teen Marketplace will be collecting donations for its annual holiday gift store on Nov. 28-29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the back of the Wimberley ISD Administration Building located a...

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By Megan Wehring It may be a brutal fall and winter for parents, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said there has been early and elevated respiratory virus activity, especially among children. Co-circulation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza viruses, SARS-CoV-2 (c...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY – The Hays County Commissioners Court considered several presentations by Ardurra on Tuesday for using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in the area.   Kyle Area Senior Zone The Kyle Area Senior Zone (KASZ) is requesting $106,000 to obtain construction-ready document...

By Megan Wehring   WIMBERLEY – Wimberley ISD bus drivers who have perfect attendance will receive a monthly bonus.   On Monday, Oct. 24, the WISD Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to provide its bus drivers with an incentive payment of $100 for each month they do not miss a morning or afte...

Staff Report WIMBERLEY – Adjacent to the downtown square at 109 Oak Drive, visitors and locals of Wimberley now have a new landing space at the newly-celebrated Oak Park and Welcome Center.   CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Richard Shaver, director of Wimberley Parks & Recreation, speaks at the ribbon-cutting cer...

By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY – Two local entrepreneurs have created an immersive experience at their new studio in Wimberley focused on one thing: reclaimed wood.   PHOTO BY CHRISTINA PRUITT PHOTOGRAPHY Emilie Crockett, left, stands with Juli Middleton in front of the new Texas Iowa Reclaimed studio i...

By Amira Van Leeuwen WIMBERLEY — Wimberley ISD student puppy raisers are partnering with Freedom Canines International (FCI), which is a nonprofit organization that raises, trains and socializes life-saving assistance dogs for the first year of their lives. PHOTO BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN Wimberley senio...

By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY– The Wimberley Village Library (WVL) is undergoing a $6.5 million expansion to accommodate the growing community’s needs.   The WVL board of trustees purchased the adjoining lot, giving the project a total of 3.794 acres, and appointed the Building Committee to plan and im...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY —   The Barton Springs Edwards-Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) declared a Stage III Critical Drought on Oct. 20 for the first time since 2013. Permittees will need to meet new reductions in pumpage in November.   Lovelady Monitor Well passed below its critical drought...