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Local grassroots advocacy organization Mano Amiga has launched Hays County’s first ever bail fund.

It is with a heavy heart that the Wimberley Valley Arts and Cultural Alliance must announce that Wings Over Wimberley, WOW, will not take place this year. WOW’s mission is to celebrate Wimberley and the Mexican Free tail bats that live under the Cypress Creek bridge. This year, that just isn’t possible to do in a safe manner.

Gov. Greg Abbott has again suspended elective surgeries in hospitals in 104 counties located within 11 of the state’s 22 trauma service areas.

The Wimberley Independent School District has announced plans for re-opening with a daily school schedule at the beginning of next school year in line with Texas Education Agency guidelines and requirements for school systems throughout the state.

A milestone project for the Wimberley sewer system was completed last week as the 33-foot long, six-foot diameter lift station was placed vertically into the ground.

Woodcreek Councilmember Brent Pulley has filed a lawsuit against Woodcreek Mayor Gloria Whitehead asking the courts to step in a correct issues he believes are taking place against either Woodcreek code or the Texas Open Meetings Act.

Hays County will utilize a Cite and Divert program aimed at giving people an opportunity to avoid having criminal offenses appear on their record, the sheriff’s office announced Wednesday.

While much of Wimberley was stunned at the prejudice that the Bursell family experienced, those not so few of us who are Black and Brown and live here, are not entirely surprised. Let me say that much of our reception here, as a Black woman and a Latino man, has been warm and positive, as we have woven ourselves into the fabric of this community and some of its people, churches, interest groups, music venues, and the great outdoors. However, we have had our moments of pause with its racist undercurrent as well, like when we are followed though a store on the square we frequent no longer, or witnessed leaders fail to address derogatory remarks.

Hays County announced that state supported COVID-19 testing sites will come to an end in July. CPL, the lab supporting these testing efforts, has temporarily closed to catch up processing tests, hoping to reopen next week.

In an effort to fill the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline information gap, The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District has developed a list of local and county assets and phone numbers that can help affected well owners.

Statistics reveal an alarming trend exacerbated by the Coronavirus pandemic leaving crisis centers scrambling.

If you’ve ever traversed a Home Tour, thrilled to theatre at the Wimberley Players, scanned new releases at the library, adopted a chum from WAG, or fancied a fugue at a Starlight Symphony performance, give a thought to the Wimberley Community Civic Club. If family or friends have called on the services of Meals on Wheels, the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center, the Barnabas Connection or the Crisis Bread Basket, give another thought to the Wimberley Community Civic Club (WCCC).

The Hays County Commissioners Court received an update Tuesday on its Public Safety Bond Project. The project includes the construction of a new jail, which has recently seen an increased cost with a change order of $2,853,997.