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A close competition ended in an upset after Carrie Isaac won the runoff for the Texas House District 73 Republican nomination against former New Braunfels Mayor Barron Casteel.

Wimberley senior Hallie Adare placed fifth at the UIL 4A State Championship Golf Tournament last week after shooting a 77 and a 75 during the two-day tournament.

As Wimberley athletics put a bow on the 2021-2022 season last week, it was back up unofficially this week as the Texan football team hosted their state qualifying tournament for 7-on-7 football last Saturday.

“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”

The Cover of Life at the Wimberley Players

The Emergency Preparedness Fair took place last Saturday at the VFW fairgrounds.

Wimberley Valley Arts and Cultural Alliance (WVACA) presented its first-ever Robert Moreman Memorial Scholarships to four 2022 graduating seniors at the Wimberley High School Awards Ceremony on May 11. WVACA president Deirdre Taylor and scholarship committee chair Carl Rabenalt joined Robert Moreman’s wife Cathy Moreman and daughter Dr. Sara Moreman to present the $6,000 one-time awards. The winners included: artist and actor Abigail Burke; actor Jack Garrett; chef and metal fabricator Guy Massey; musician and composer Simon Ramirez. Congratulations to these inspiring young people, who have all been accepted to top universities in their fields starting this fall.

Tammy Cook has joined the City of Wimberley as City Secretary, effective this week. She officially took the oath of office at last week’s council meeting.

Planning for the annual Independence Day rodeo is a year-round job, and the 2022 VFW and VFW Auxiliary rodeo committee is putting the finishing touches on this year’s big event.

Firefighters are looking to the skies for much-needed rain this week as crews continue battling wildfires across the state. Fires reported Sunday by the Texas A&M Forest Service were being fought in Brown, Taylor, Wilbarger, Llano, Schleicher and San Saba counties.