By Megan Wehring WIMBERLEY — A cry for help does not stop in a major crisis, a reality the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) has been subject to throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But the HCWC did not give up and they continued to fight for their cause by turning to the city of Wimberley for financ...

Wimberley City Council is beginning to set end dates and deadlines for the wastewater project that has taken at least three years of negotiations. The council agreed on Wednesday that in order to cross Cypress Creek to get to Aqua Texas, the city needs to complete easement negotiations with landowne...

By Christopher Green Wimberley is currently in the process of becoming a certified film-friendly city, which could allow production companies to film in certain designated areas in town.  Earlier this month, the Wimberley City Council approved an ordinance for a film policy to begin the steps of des...

After a year of work, the controversial Short Term Rental (STR) Committee in Wimberley will conclude its services after city leaders Aug. 1 voted 3-2 to deny a one-year extension and workshop. Council members Gary Barchfeld and Craig Fore both cast dissenting votes. Conceived in August 2018, the com...

A heated debate over email privacy and access to other city officials’ accounts led to the discovery that Wimberley Mayor Susan Jaggers occasionally monitors city staff emails without their knowledge. On Aug. 1, Jaggers explained she wished to have access to Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Minnick’s city emai...

Time is running out for the short-term rental (STR) committee in Wimberley as city leaders dispute the future of the controversial body.  At the July 18 city council meeting, Mayor Susan Jaggers and Councilmember Gary Barchfeld adamantly defended the committee, citing that the council should host a ...

Wastewater provider Aqua Texas was calling it quits in Wimberley, which would have been a major blow for Wimberley Mayor Susan Jaggers. But after a long meeting, the company is reconsidering working with the city as the third-party wastewater provider, which would potentially save the sewer project ...

In a split 3-2 vote earlier this month, Wimberley city leaders rejected holding a workshop with the Short Term Rental Committee (STR), ending any chance of it meeting again in the future. Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Minnick, along with councilmembers Christine Byrne and Bo Bowman voted to deny the worksho...

Loving thy neighbor, no matter their background, is the driver behind a band of Wimberley community members’ quest to organize the city’s first Pride Parade. As Wimberley city leaders offered June 6 their support and encouragement for the event, many were moved to tears as organizers offered testimo...

A new Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Wimberley has been selected after a controversial fallout that postponed the decision for a week. Newly elected Councilmember Rebecca Minnick was elected Mayor Pro Tem in a 3-1 vote on May 21 after a previous effort to select a new Mayor Pro didn't have enough par...