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Troy LeBlanc is on a mission: he wants to give young people the tools to pave their own future.

In an unprecedented move, the Wimberley Water Supply Corporation has moved into Stage Four water restrictions, eliminating all outside water use.

The Hays County Commissioners Court received an update on pretrial services from the Hays County Pretrial Services Director Randy Foken.

One of multiple aircraft crashes before a major aviation convention in Oshkosh, WI, resulted in two fatalities over the weekend, including a Hill Country-area pilot. Thirty-year-old Devyn Reiley, who grew up in Wimberley as the oldest of the 13 Collie family children, was killed when the World War II-era airplane she was flying crashed into Lake Winnebago on Saturday, July 29, according to the US Coast Guard. Reiley, who co-owned Texas Aviation Academy in New Braunfels before its closing earlier this year, was in Wisconsin for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual AirVenture convention. Passenger Zach Colliemoreno, 20, was also killed, according to an Experimental Aircraft Association spokesperson.

The Katherine Anne Porter School got a makeover earlier this summer, with exterior painting transforming the appearance of the large concrete structure on FM 2325.

Capital Highlights by Gary Borders

The original Adopt-a-Highway program began in Texas in 1985. Since then, the program has expanded over multiple states and is a highly recognized litter prevention program.

Wimberley photographer, adventurer and conservationist Rodney Bursiel is accruing an impressive body of work. His heart-stopping photographs of underwater giants, African people and wildlife, the feral horses of Camargue and legendary musicians can be seen at his new gallery on RR 12: Wild Life. You’ll find a life-sized sculpture of a young rhino displayed outside.

Riffs, Roams and Raves:

The next Wimberley Market Day will offer several exciting additions to Lions Field.