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Former Wimberley Texan volleyball star Paige Crawford received a warm welcome as her Wake Forest University volleyball team played in a tournament last week in San Marcos against Texas State University. During the three game tournament, in which Wake Forest went 2-1, Crawford led the team with 30 kills and seven aces as a freshman. On the season she is second on the team in kills.

Travis County rebukes Hays County’s decision

Hays County Commissioner Walt Smith, Pct. 4, has had an outstanding DWI charge dropped from a traffic incident last year as part of a plea deal.

The city of Wimberley has hired a new City Administrator.

“Onward not Backward” That was the theme for the 2022 Wimberley Pride March as hundreds of people marched from the Wimberley Community Center all the way down to Blue Hole.

Perhaps like me you travel Winter’s Mill Parkway regularly. If so, you may have noticed a pretty flower blooming along the guardrails. Snow-onthe- Mountain (Euphorbia marginata) graces us with its presence when most everything else is dry and faded. This tall wildflower is showy from August to October. We don’t often have snow and we’re in the hills not the mountains, but the common name of this beauty comes from the pretty white tops of the plant. The actual flowers are inconspicuous, but they are surrounded by white petal-like bracts and pale green leaves edged in white.

Reporting on Walt Smith DWI ‘Yellow Journalism’

The Wimberley Community Civic Club hosts another Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, Oct. 20, at Vintage Oaks Farm in Driftwood.

It’s said if you gain the trust of a horse, you’ll have a friend for life. That’s important when you’re competing in the world of jumping and dressage. Dressage is a graceful form of riding that demonstrates the relationship forged between the horse and its rider. As for jumping — some are better than others.

Game 5: Texan Football v Lampasas The Wimberley Texan football team will take on the the Lampasas Badgers on Friday, September 23 at on the road. The game can be heard on KWVH.org or 94.3 FM. Pregame starts at 7 p.m. Kickoff at 7:30 p.m.