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For the first time since 2019, the annual Wimberley Ace Hardware street dance made its grand return as Wimberley Valley residents gathered in the parking lot to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of Wimberley Ace Hardware.

Blue Hole Bug-A-Thon

The children of Wimberley had a hands-on opportunity to practice their business skills last week at the Kid-preneur Kid’s Market hosted by the Friend’s of the Wimberley Village Library.

This Saturday is Armed Forces Day, and Wimberley’s VFW Post 6441 is celebrating by hosting an open house for all service members, veterans and their families.

Early voting in the May 24 primary runoff elections ends Friday, May 20. Under state law, voters who cast ballots in either party’s primary election must vote only in the same party’s runoff election. Voters who did not cast ballots in the primary may vote in either party’s runoff election.

At the Emily Ann Butterfly Festival in April I set up a display of currently blooming native flowers. I was at the Hays County Master Naturalist booth. My first thought when I was asked to put on my display this year (I have done it many times in past years) was, “Oh no, with the drought I don’t have many native plants blooming.”

This brindle beauty is still with us and we don’t know why. Kodi is patiently waiting for her forever home. Kodi is an Australian Cattle Dog/Basenji mix, almost two years old and weighs 45 pounds

Here’s a little side note on the Wimberley Ace Hardware anniversary story. Back when the North Hays County EMS was first formed we had no place to keep our single ambulance. John and Gay Kingrey , both EMT’s in the newly formed service, graciously allowed us to use a section of the Discount parking lot for park ing the ambulance (and first responder vehicles during EMS runs). The Discount was the central rallying point for the ambulance crew until we eventually moved into the old fire station on Emergency Lane.

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The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality approved the air quality permit requested by Far South Mining to establish a rock quarry at Needmore Ranch. Almost as soon as the permit was approved, a notice was filed by the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Agency with an intent to sue the mining company in an attempt to stop the development of a quarry.