With a projected $300,000 in hotel occupancy tax (HOT) funds to be accrued by the end of January, Wimberley city leaders chose to decrease the HOT rate as they decide on the best way to use the money. By a 4-1 vote, the Wimberley city council reduced the HOT rate for hotel rooms in Wimberley from 5 ...

Wimberley city leaders last week approved changes to an ordinance regulating short-term rental (STR) facilities in city limits, which could close a months-long controversy over the issue. By a 4-1 vote on first reading, the Wimberley City Council approved amendments to the ordinance, which include r...

Hays County residents approve bonds totaling $237 million A pair of separate bond initiatives that called for a collection of county-wide road improvements as well as various improvements to the county jail were given the green light by voters this November. Proposition 1, which called for roughly $...

Controversy surrounding the Wimberley Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Committee surfaced Dec. 1 as Wimberley’s City Council addressed criticism received by committee members on the funding process. Mayor Mac McCullough brought this item to the agenda, seeking to potentially do away with the committee and ...

Heated debate over Wimberley’s proposed agreement with Aqua Texas continued earlier this month as community members expressed their concerns with city leaders.  But city leaders showed a sense of urgency as they pieced together a new term sheet that breaks down a potential agreement with Aqua Texas ...

EmilyAnn Trail of Lights Enjoy more than 100 lighted exhibits created by Wimberley businesses and organizations at this annual trail Nov. 26-Dec. 29. Roast a marshmallow at the Yule Log, listen to live music and meet Santa. Get details at emilyann.org Lisa Avery at Wimberly library The public is inv...

A Hays County jury sentenced a Wimberley man to 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of intentionally setting a San Marcos home on fire in 2015. Ralph Colton Olle, 20, was convicted of first-degree arson by a Hays County Jury, said Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau. But Mau said Olle’s d...

An ordinance passed by the Wimberley City Council earlier this month could open the door for the Wimberley Players theater group to permit alcohol sales at events and activities at the venue. “It’s been in the conversation for the players for a long time,” said David Bisset, president of the Wimberl...

A second wave of Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) fund proposals hit the Wimberley City Council Nov. 3 with city leaders approving two for the second quarter 2017. But a second try for funding by the Wimberley Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau was placed in hiatus after council returned the application...

Wimberley celebrated its second historical marker in 2016 Nov. 5 when the Wimberley-Hughes House was acknowledged as a recorded Texas Historical Landmark. The event was a family affair as 16 descendants attended the event. Two were descendants of the original owner, Zachary Taylor “Zach” Wimberley, ...