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The Katherine Anne Porter School Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of two new interim leaders: Superintendent Nadine Pabst, M. Ed., and Dean of Students /Transition Support Lead Jay Myers.

“We live in a beautiful place,” Jose Abaroa, lead pastor at Cypress Creek Church, said. “Looking down at the valley, we live in a beautiful place.”

Hays County is inching closer to establishing a public defender’s office.

Concert in the Park

The Wimberley Valley Art League announces its next juried show which will be a hybrid show. The juror is Austin artist Joseph Hammer. The show began on Thursday, April 7 at the Wimberley community center. This show will continue until Tuesday, July 12. The show will also be available online. The show will feature 50 works by local talented artists. All submissions will be for sale so if you are interested in obtaining great original art from our talented members, this is your chance to do so. Not all artists will be represented at this show but you can access other artists on our website by clicking on the members' gallery. There is great art to be viewed and most are for sale.

There’s a Black Moon rising. You won’t be able to see it – and that’ll be lovely.

Christi Moeller has been named the new Principal of Danforth Junior High School.

The state of Texas will hold an election on two propositions to change the state’s constitution. Election day will be May 7. Early voting begins April 25 will be at the Wimberley Community Center.

Mountain Laurels, also known as mescal beans, are one of my favorite plants. I have about ten of them scattered over the yard. Nearly every one just sprouted from a discarded seed. In general, mountain laurels are not easy to transplant, so start with a nursery plant. Transplants also may not bloom for several years, so, again, it is best to start with a nursery plant.

“It was hot,” Christopher Robbins, Assistant Chief of Wimberley Fire and Rescue, said. “It is hard to describe to someone that doesn’t see these types of responses on a daily basis. Every time you would blink, the fire would double. Every time I went back to the truck to call for more resources, you would see through that smoke and see the rise of heat. It was so hot, it didn’t matter how far you stood back, you were getting burned up.”

You can’t say you’re from Wimberley until you’ve spent time in the home where it all started. The Wimberley View’s newest staff reporter has checked that item off the Wimberley Must-Do list. Read about his experience as he learned the history of Wimberley – just like all of the students in our fourth grade classes. This is a multipart series helping Colton McWilliams learn to be a local.

The city of Wimberley has hired a company to help define and potentially create a historic district in the downtown area.

Hays County Elections officials want voters to be aware of the new Texas vote-by-mail ballots and recent changes to the process of voting by mail to help ensure every vote counts.