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Hays County Commissioners have opted not to increase property taxes for homeowners.

Wimberley ISD unanimously passed a new budget and tax rate that will lower the tax rate but increase taxes for property owners resulting in a 21.6% increase in total estimated tax revenue for the district.

In the 15th Battle of the Backbone, the Wimberley Texan football team needed a statement to prove not only to their opponents but to the other teams paying attention that this was not a year for rebuilding – this team is reloading.

The Wimberley Adoption Group and Rescue volunteers and staff are always up to the task when finding homes for the dogs that come into their care, which was all the more impressive when WAG recently came across one of their biggest challenges yet.

Connect with your local author: Michael Miller The Wimberley Village Library is hosting Connect With Your Local Author: Michale Miller on Wednesday, August 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Miller is a history professor at Texas State University and author of mystery novel “The Two Deaths of Father Romero: A Novel of the Borderlands.”

Baptist Church of Driftwood

United States Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) stopped by the Wimberley VFW to talk with residents about a variety of topics including school security, labor shortages, inflation and supply chain issues. Pictured talking with Williams are Wimberley Fire Chief Carroll Czichos and Hays County ESD

Ozona Branch Manager Caroline Adams accepts the Night Sky Friendly Business award from Martha Pinto of the Wimberley Valley Dark Sky Committee. Behind them, from left: Jamie Kinscherff (WVDSC), Daina S. Slover (Ozona), Susan Webb and Louis Parks (WVDSC), Linda Nelson and Christi Sawyer (Ozona), Richard Shaver (WVDSC), Leah Cuddeback (Hill Country Alliance) and Greg Webb (WVDSC).

An inmate at the Hays County Jail died following a medical emergency, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.

Access and reliability to high-speed internet have two very different meanings for Hays County broadband customers, according to the results of a countywide broadband study.