City elects new mayor and city council members
Thu, 05/09/2024 - 12:00am
The city of Wimberley will have a new mayor and two new councilmembers.
The city of Wimberley will have a new mayor and two new councilmembers.
In what must be the most elaborate party in town, KWVH’s Kentucky Derby Party Presented by Ozona Bank came across the finish line in top style to celebrate one of the greatest traditions of Spring and to raise much-needed money for Wimberley’s community radio station.
Singer-Songwriter Dana Cooper performs at Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse on May 16 at 7:30 p.m. Said to “sing like an angel and play like the devil” by fellow singer-songwriter Buzz Holland, Cooper has performed on many programs and stages including Austin City Limits, West Virginia’s Mountain Stage and at the Kerrville Folk Festival.
Hays County officials have again suspended swimming at Jacob’s Well for the 2024 swimming season, May 1 through September 30.
The Deer Creek Nursing and Rehab Center in Wimberley is the newest focus of a Wimberley-Arts.org project to renovate their courtyard. Among others, Keep Wimberley Beautiful, the Wimberley Civic Club and the Hays County Master Gardeners have joined in the endeavor called Project Oasis.
The opening reception for the 4th annual projectMENTOR exhibition will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at projectART, 111 River Rd. Suite 100. It will present the work of 14 area students alongside the work of their professional artist mentors. The exhibition will be on display Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturdays noon to 5 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through May 26. “projectMENTOR, perhaps our most visible program, matches area students with professional artists for an entire semester of oneon- one instruction, the culmination of which is this exhibition,” said Bregan Ford, Director of Operations at projectART Wimberley.
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Seventy six pies, including over a dozen entered in the kid’s division, were submitted for judging during the Wimberley Valley Museum’s Pie Social last Saturday. The Grand prize Winner was Steve Youngblood for his Key Lime pie which earned him a $50 gift certificate to Kiss the Cook Kitchen Shop.
Wimberley Independent School District Board of Trustee and former Hays County Commissioner Will Conley was arrested for driving while intoxicated on April 23. In addition to the DWI charge, he was also charged with unlawfully carry-ing a weapon, which stemmed from him having a gun in the vehicle while allegedly driving while intoxicated.
Woodcreek held its third annual Arbor Day celebration last Saturday. Karl Flocke with the Texas A&M Forest Service gave a presentation on oak wilt and visitors enjoyed demonstrations from Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists, the Native Plant Society and Tree Folks.
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Wimberley, TX 78676
Phone: 512-847-2202
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