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The city of Wimberley Parks and Recreation department is partnering with TreeFolks — a long time Austin nonprofit — to plant over 600 tree saplings at Blue Hole Regional Park later this month. TreeFolks’ website lists community building as one of its goals by “engaging thousands of volunteers and community groups to plant trees in public parks, preserves, and school yards.”

It’s another year in the Wimberley Valley, and community leaders across the area are looking forward to 2023 — both personally and professionally.

Wimberley Fire Rescue Captain and Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief Travis Maher, 49, died Wednesday after a six-month battle with stomach cancer, according to AFD.

The Hill Country has long been a popular destination for people looking to get away and relax in the scenic countryside.

Polar Bear Plunge and 5K

The groundbreaking for a$6.5 million expansion was held for the Wimberley Village Library last week and fundraising continues for an additional renovation project.

The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association — a nonprofit to protect the Trinity and Edwards Aquifers — has sent its First Amended Notice of Intent to bring a legal action against Far South Mining, LLC, for a proposed rock quarry and rock crushing operation in Hays County.

For Dwain York, you might say the gravitational pull towards education was strong. It began teaching mathematics and coaching football in the high plains of West Texas and eastern New Mexico, made a short detour through the Permian Basin oilfields, and took root 25 years ago in the Wimberley Valley.

For many listeners of the KWVH radio station show Toddy and the Pooch Unleashed, they are treated to the sweet sounds of old school Rock and Roll from the Rolling Stones to the Stone Roses. But most of the time, they are just playing the recordings of the biggest hits.

The aquifer levels across the county and in Wimberley reached historic lows, causing regulatory agencies to start making calls for more drastic conservation measures.