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The annual Wimberley Independence Day rodeo is the major fundraising event for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6441.

The Hays County Commissioners Court received a presentation by the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 1919 during Tuesday’s meeting.

Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Education Agency to ensure school facilities are made safer in the wake of the killing of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.

A friend recently mentioned that, because of her allergies, she must go inside anytime her husband sprays outside. I hope you will join me in doing it the natural way by making your own herbicides and pesticides that will not bother humans and will kill only the undesired plants or insects. Any treatment that kills indiscriminately interferes with our food chain, and that is potentially harmful to species like us at the top of the chain. Spot spraying with safe products is much safer for all of us and should be the Wimberley Way.

From his time starting as WHS Principal in 1999 through his 15 years as superintendent finishing in 2022, Dwain York has overseen a litany of success.

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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.

Many said it couldn’t be done or that it was a mistake to have a glass-working studio situated right outside Wimberley.

When Blue Hole Regional Park was originally constructed, the trail that winds through the park was not properly graded the larger slopes. That, combined with decomposed granite laid on top of weed barrier cloth, has caused severe washout to portions of the trail during heavier rain events.

While most Wimberley High School students were working on their exams on math, science, English and history, five other local “students” are working on passing their first exam.