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Staff Report on March 20, 2019

Lights, cameras, Texans

Wimberley High filmmakers earn top marks at state

A handful of Wimberley High students earned top marks at the UIL Young Filmmakers Festival in Austin for a pair of films entered last month.

Making it to state this year are “The Bread Run,” directed by junior Declan Duggan, and “Aberration,” directed by seniors Braden Gary and Dylan Byrne. The films stood out among 768 entries and four rounds of competition. The teams spent hundreds of hours writing script, creating a stor...

Community, Education, News

Wimberley High School students produce state-qualifying short film

WIMBERLEY — A short film produced by a team of Wimberley High School students recently qualified for the UIL State competition. The piece, entitled "D...

March 13, 2024

Education, News, Wimberley

Wimberley debaters inching closer to State Texas Forensic Association competition

Staff Reports The Wimberley High School Speech and Debate team is just two competitions away from state – a Texas Forensic Association competiti...

November 20, 2019

Education

Wimberley seniors awarded $7.3M in scholarships

More than $7.3 million in scholarships were awarded to Wimberley High seniors May 16 as the district held the 2019 Shoot for the Stars scholarship cer...

May 22, 2019

Education

WISD teams earn awards at invitational

Gearing up for district competition, Wimberley High academic and speech & debate team members hauled medals from their performance at the Westwood...

March 27, 2019

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Meet the Candidates for the Hays County Elections 2024

The 2024 General Election is Nov. 5. Barton Publications reached out to local candidates to answer questions about their races. Not all returned the questionnaire.

By Staff Report

October 16, 2024

CANDIDATES FOR HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF Anthony Hipolito (R) What is the number one crime-related issue that needs an immediate plan of action from the nex...

Breaking News, Hays County, News

November 2024 Election Coverage

By Staff Report

November 5, 2024

These are the unofficial Nov. 5 election results as of 11:13 p.m, with all 58 polling locations reporting. Results will remain unofficial until canvas...

Breaking News, Hays County, Main, ...

Judge Neidhardt accused of using public resources for campaigning

By Staff Report

October 28, 2024

Note: This story has been updated as of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29 to include Tanner Neidhardt's statement. Note: This story has been updated as of 2 ...

Hays County, News, San Marcos

Pedophile sentenced to life without parole

By Staff Report

October 4, 2024

SAN MARCOS — Christopher Lee Head, 36, was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, by visiting Judge Glenn Devlin on Oct. 4. A...

Breaking News, Hays County, Main, ...

Residents file lawsuit against Hays County for Proposition A on ballot

By Brittany Kelley

October 31, 2024

SAN MARCOS — Four Hays County property owners have filed a lawsuit against the Hays County Commissioners Court regarding the almost $440 million road ...

Wimberley High filmmakers earn top marks at state

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