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Hays County has reported 51 COVID-19 related fatalities over the course of the six months that the disease has swept through the community.

As earth movers rumble over the site in southern Travis County where a new $1 billion Tesla assembly plant is being built, anticipation is at an alltime high for potential business development, especially in neighboring Hays County.

Effective September 1, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors voted to move the Jacobs Well Groundwater Management Zone (See Map) into 30% Curtailment and the rest of the District into 20% Curtailment drought status.

This year’s Wimberley observance of Patriot Day will be subdued in comparison to previous events.

One hundred years is a long time, to say the least. Woodrow Wilson was president, for the first time women across the country could vote for president and it would be another seven years before Lindberg crossed the Atlantic, flying solo.

Trees are almost as old as dirt in the construction industry, but they’re new to Texas in the form of the state’s first mass timber office building.

A “suspicious device” was found at a work site for the Permian Highway Pipeline the morning of Tuesday, September 1 that was later determined to be a fake explosive device.

The city of Wimberley has officially parted ways with City Administrator Shawn Cox and appointed Paul Parker as Interim City Administrator.

Wimberley and Woodcreek have less than three weeks left to complete the 2020 Census, which determines how billions of taxpayer dollars flow back into communities across the United States for the next 10 years. Wimberley is lagging behind state averages while Woodcreek is slightly ahead.

The League of Women Voters of Hays County will hold 6 virtual candidate forums for Hays County positions. In addition to the city and county races, there will be a forum for the Texas House 45 candidates. You may watch the forums in a live webinar with the candidates or from recordings on the Hays County League website: lwvhaysco. com posted within 48 hours following the event. Space is limited in the Webinars so pre-register promptly to each event by copying the links from the schedule table below and pasting or typing them into a web browser. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with access links to the event. The forum schedule will also be on the lwvhaysco.com site and the Hays League of Women Voters’ Facebook page. Mark your calendars.

Hays County is kicking-off its new Wimberley Valley Trails initiative, an effort to develop a multiyear vision to improve connectivity in the City of Wimberley and surrounding areas. This vision includes a system of hike and bike trails, multi-modal transportation options, and other strategies to help connect people with nature and link regional points of interest in the community. The project has two areas of focus:

WAG Rescue is pleased to have received a Rachael Ray Save Them All COVID-19 Relief Grant from Best Friends Animal Society to ensure that WAG Rescue continues to help save the lives of homeless pets living in the Wimberley area.

The Hays County Elections Office is finalizing preparations for the upcoming November 3 General Election and Early Voting period. Several changes have been made to polling locations, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic and in part to enhance access to voting for Hays County residents.