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A mass COVID-19 vaccination event will take place at Texas State’s University Events Center on Thursday, April 22, University President Denise Trauth announced Friday.

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Masks will continue to be required through the end of the school year at the older Wimberley ISD schools while the requirement will be lifted next week at the younger schools.

The Hays County Commissioners Court accepted an internal audit of Constable Precinct 3’s Office during its meeting last week that described several internal weaknesses.

A fire in the Burnett Ranch subdivision took the lives of two people. The names of the deceased individuals have not yet been verified by a medical examiner as of the time of press and therefore have not been officially released.

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Hays County announced that it will hold several walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics in April and early May.

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Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order last week banning state agencies, cities or counties from creating a “vaccine passport” requirement.

Voices at the Table this Sunday features the Asian Americans in our community who will speak about their lives in Central Texas. Everyone is welcome to listen and join the Zoom forum from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The fight over the location of a bar in the middle of Rolling Oaks seems to have fizzled as a preliminary agreement has been reached by both parties and is likely on the way to a formal settlement agreement.

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.