Historical Marker applications due in May
The Texas Historical Commission is accepting historical marker applications between March 1 and May 15; individuals or groups can apply.
The Texas Historical Commission is accepting historical marker applications between March 1 and May 15; individuals or groups can apply.
If you’ve gotten the busy signal a bit more often while calling around Wimberley this last week, that is because a Frontier Communications’ phone line was cut in downtown Wimberley. The line was cut more than a week ago, and the company said that repairs could take until next week to complete.
If whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting, as the old saying goes, all the residents of Rolling Oaks know is that they are tired of having to fight.
This is the first in a multiple part series on Joyce Webb and her life in the music industry.
The city of Wimberley is continuing its pursuit of a 288-acre property that is home to Mt. Edith, even after the property was recently sold.
The latest report on child maltreatment fatalities and near fatalities, compiled by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, indicates 251 children in Texas died in fiscal year 2020 due to abuse and neglect. That figure includes 28 children who died after being left unattended in hot vehicles.
A new District Court will be coming to Hays County should an omnibus bill pass in the 87th regular session of the Texas Legislature.
The Wimberley Cajun Cultural Alliance (WCCA) will host its third annual Mardi Gras party and gumbo cookoff at Cypress Creek Swimming Hole on Saturday, April 10th, 2021. All proceeds from the event will benefit My Neighbor’s Keeper, a local charity, to support the organization’s mission of helping local community members and families affected by natural disasters. Previous recipients include Trees for the Blanco and the Katherine Anne Porter School.
Young children’s attention span is very limited. Before you know it, they’re off and interested in something else. How do you get first and second graders involved in theatre, in a play by adult actors? Make sure that it is interactive and playful, providing the children with parts written to join in the action on stage.
The Hays County Commissioners Court voted unanimously in favor of pursuing funding for a three pronged criminal justice reform approach; a Pretrial Services Department, a Public Defender Office and a Managed Assigned Counsel program.
The Hays County Commissioners Court expressed support of many proposed bills in the 87th regular session of the Texas Legislature, including one that would create a new District Court for the county.
Hays County, in partnership with the Vera Institute for Justice, launched the long anticipated jail population study last week.
The Tonight Show has been a staple of late night TV for decades. You can think of Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. It has been a very important showcase for artists of many different media from singers, celebrities, comedians. Really, anybody whose anybody has been featured on the show from Sinatra to Seinfeld to Springsteen. Add a new local to the list.
As COVID-19 sees its first anniversary come and go, flu season has been far from typical.
Miles of trails around the Wimberley Valley are being planned as part the Wimberley Valley Trails Project, including significant changes to Old Kyle Road.
P.O. Box 49
Wimberley, TX 78676
Phone: 512-847-2202
Fax: 512-847-9054