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Week of December 7 - 14 December 7

On Tuesday, the Wimberley Texans (3-1) took on the San Antonio Southside Cardinals (0-4) at home in Wimberley. The Cardinals took the win in a tight match to end the Texans three-game winning streak.

The Wimberley Lady Texan basketball team has turned their season around. After a slow 2-4 start, they now find themselves at 6-5 as they played five games in five days only losing one.

The Wimberley Texans (13-0) competed in Regional Finals going up against the Sinton Pirates (10-2-1) at the Southwest Legacy Stadium in San Antonio Texas. The Texans got the job done winning 38-13 and advancing themselves to the State Semifinals.

Holiday Classics, the Chorus’s winter concert series, will be presented December 8 and 9 at 7pm and December 10 at 3 pm. in Avey Hall of The Chapel in the Hills at 14601 RR 12 in Wimberley.

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Teresa Shell, a member of the Wimberley City Council, formally declared her candidacy for Hays County Commissioner Precinct 3.

In a brief ceremony at Barnabas Connection last week, Cookie Hagemeier, the Acting President of the Wimberley Intercommunity Network, presented checks to two local nonprofit relief organizations following the dissolution of WIN. With the remaining funds in their coffers, they elected to pass the torch to My Neighbor’s Keeper and the Barnabas Connection.

All over Wimberley, the turkey and pumpkins have been stowed to make way for the glittering lights and ornaments of Christmas, Hanukkah and the other holiday observances and rituals of the season. Gone are the autumn leaves from the Cypress Creek bridge and in their place are the holly and wreaths depicting the winter celebrations ahead. Businesses around the square and in the Quarter Shops are hanging lights, decking columns and creating vignettes to get customers into the holiday spirit.

Wimberley Mayor Gina Fulkerson announced that she will not be seeking re-election when her term finishes in May of 2024.