After 42 years of public service, Chief Appraiser David Valle of the Hays Central Appraisal District (CAD) will be retiring effective at the end of July.

Valle sent in his letter of retirement to the board of directors on May 17. The board appointed Deputy Chief Appraiser Laura Raven as the interim chief appraiser at its June 11 meetings. Raven will take over on Aug. 1.

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector Luanne Caraway said that Raven seemed like a good f...