For several years, I have half-heartedly tried to learn the difference between agaves and yuccas. I would see the varieties of each that we have in the Hill Country, but I could not really remember which was which, because, frankly, I never really knew. Today, I decided to search the web and my collection of books to see if once and for I can get some facts to stick in my head.
Gov. Greg Abbott on May 18 allowed restaurants to increase occupancy to 50% and relaxed his earlier executive orders that limited certain other public activities over the last two months to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
It seems like everybody has been stuck inside for the last few months, but the lack of places to go and things to do has forced people to find new ways to get exercise.
Even the Woodcreek reindeer have gotten into the spirit of social distancing and mask wearing. The reindeer, normally only out around Christmas, have made an appearance at the front of the city wearing masks to remind everyone to be safe when you are out of the house.
State Rep. Erin Zwiener donated surgical face masks to a local senior living center and a food pantry.
This summer’s youth reading programs offered by the Wimberley Village Library will be online only, but will include some hands-on elements that can be done at home.
Hays County will apply for a grant to purchase a citizen reporting system to minimize in-person encounters between law enforcement and citizens to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Response rates among Hays County residents for the 2020 Census are generally above the Texas average, and several are slightly above the national level. However, Wimberley’s response rate lags behind both the state and national averages while Woodcreek hovers near the state average.
Two months after Hays County released 273 inmates to prevent COVID-19 spread, the population is rising again. Outsourcing costs, however, are close to half of pre-pandemic numbers.
Wimberley ISD has moved on from the logo issue and is now looking to the future when it comes to protecting its trademark.
(Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 figures in this article are up to date through May 21)
It was overcast and gloomy. After multiple inches of rain it was a mess to get up to the top of the hill at the EmilyAnn to Veterans Memorial Plaza. With thunder rolling in the distance, it was a perfect setting for a Memorial Day where thoughts are on those no longer with us who served in this country’s military.
Eleven lives lost.As Wimberley looks back on the Memorial Day Weekend Flood of 2015, it all starts there. Eleven people lost their lives. As tragic as that is, it could have been much worse.
The Wimberley High School Class of 2020 graduates ranking in the top-10 percent of their class, including the valedictorian and salutatorian, have been announced by Principal Jason Valentine.
Montana Federal Judge Brian Morris’s ruling regarding the Keystone XL pipeline may slow construction for the Permian Highway Pipeline.
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